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Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2019)—On July 10, 2019, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, led by Chairman Jamie Raskin, will hold 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.
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2019)—On Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing with trauma survivors, public health experts, and government officials to examine childhood trauma in the United States.
WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Thursday, July 11, 2019
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
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Washington, D.C. (July 3, 2019)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, announced that the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Dr. Steven Dillingham, will testify at a hearing on July 24, 2019, on the status of planning and preparations for the 2020 Census.
Washington, D.C. (July 3, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after attorneys from the Department of Justice informed a federal judge that, contrary to their earlier assurances, they have now been ordered to examine whether the Trump Administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census consistent with the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this week:
Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement, in response to the decision by the Trump Administration to follow the Supreme Court's ruling last week, to abandon its efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, and to begin printing the Census forms without the citizenship question as soon as possible:
Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019)—Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep.
| Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that the Committee has invited Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan from U.S. Customs and Border protection (CBP) to testify on July 12, 2019, regarding troubling new revelations about the Trump Administration's family separation policy and harsh conditions at detention centers on the border. |
Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the White House requesting copies of all emails and other communications sent or received by White house officials in violation of federal law and the White House's own records policy.