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Cummings Issues Statement After Closed-Door Meeting with Top Government Ethics Official
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 23, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Members of the Committee held a meeting with Walter Shaub, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE):
Cummings Asks Chaffetz to Allow All Oversight Members to Join Meeting with Ethics Director After Chairman's Reversal on Subpoena Threat
Urges Chairman to Apologize to Shaub
Democrats Call on Oversight Committee Chairman to Immediately Re-open Flint Water Investigation
Ranking Members Ask for Vote on Subpoena to Michigan Governor, Refer Emergency Managers to DOJ for Criminal Prosecution
Cummings Seeks Information from Vision Property Management and Fannie Mae about Alleged Harm to Tenants
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E.
Cummings Issues Statement on Trump-Chaffetz
Coordinated Attack on Top Government Ethics Official
Washington D.C. (Jan. 13, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz publicly attacked the head of the Office of Government Ethics rather than investigating President-Elect Donald Trump's refusal to divest:
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**MEDIA ADVISORY**
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Top House Democrats Press Speaker Ryan to Obtain Documents on President-Elect's Business Dealings With Investors from Russia and Around the Globe
CONYERS & CUMMINGS APPLAUD INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF FBI ACTIONS BEFORE 2016 ELECTION
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John Conyers, Jr. and Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the U.S. Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced they will conduct an immediate investigation into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) actions before the 2016 election:
Cummings Requests Public Hearing With Top Government Ethics Official on President-Elect's Refusal to Divest