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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51) to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, her first bill of the 116th Congress. She introduced the bill with 151 original cosponsors, a new record, up from the previous record Norton set in the 115th Congress (116). Norton also announced that the Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), has committed to holding a hearing and markup in 2019 on H.R. 51.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement after the Committee on Rules announced a rules package that renames the "Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR)" as the "Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR)":
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) have opened an investigation into the sudden collapse of the massive for-profit college chain Education Corporation of American (ECA), demanding information from ECA and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), the failed accreditor responsible for giving ECA its stamp of approval prior to the collapse.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 21, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to immediately address security vulnerabilities identified in a new classified draft report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO expects to issue the final report in early January 2019.
| Washington, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2018)—Today, Rep Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a set of 51 letters to the White House, multiple federal agencies, and others requesting full compliance—by January 11, 2019—with previous document requests from Republican Oversight Committee Members on multiple topics. Cummings issued the following statement in conjunction with the release of today's set of letters: |
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 14, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 10, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.
Washington, D.C.— Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement after today's closed-door interview with former FBI Director James Comey:
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 7, 2018) – Today, Rep. Elijah E.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Congressman Bennie G.