Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced his resignation:
Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep.
Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2019)—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, convened a hearing entitled "The Trump Administration's Attack on the ACA: Reversal in Court Case Threatens Health Care for Millions of Americans" to examine the implications of the Trump Administration's sudden decision to reverse its own previous legal position in Texas v.
| Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that the House of Representatives will vote on July 16 to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with bipartisan subpoenas issued as part of the Committee's investigation into the Trump Administration's pretext for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. |
| Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2019)— Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent letters to three for-profit contractors after reports detailing the grave conditions at immigrant detention centers and facilities for immigrant children. |
Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter inviting Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta to testify at a public hearing on July 23, 2019. They wrote:
Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced two additional hearings on the Trump Administration's separation of immigrant children on the southern border.
Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2019)—This week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, convened a hearing examining how the Trump Administration's deterrence policies are creating a humanitarian crisis and jeopardizing the health and safety of the migrant children and families.
TAKEAWAYS
Washington, D.C. (Jul. 9, 2019)—Tomorrow, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will host a press conference on the treatment of immigrant children at the Southern border. Raskin will be joined by Chairman Elijah E.