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October 11, 2017

Cummings Requests White House

Documents on Hurricane Response in

Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands


October 10, 2017

Investigation Shows Trump Transition Ignored Ethics Officials and Refused to Cooperate with GAO

Lawmakers to Introduce Legislation Addressing Lack of Ethics Compliance Laws Governing Presidential Transitions

Full text of the report available here (PDF)


October 6, 2017

Cummings Investigates Alarming Report of

Violent Criminals Being Given Security Clearances


October 5, 2017

Cummings Issues Statement on Latest

Inspector General Report on

IRS Review of Applicants for Tax Exempt Status


October 5, 2017

Cummings Sends Email Preservation Letters to

Ivanka, Kushner, Trump Org, Others

Asks FBI to Conduct Security Review of

Nongovernmental Email Accounts, Domains, and Servers


October 5, 2017

Oversight Dems Request Hearings on

"Degradation of the Federal Workforce"

Under Trump Administration

Members Ask Gowdy to Obtain "Downsizing Plans"

Agencies Submitted to OMB Last Week


October 4, 2017

Cummings Requests Information About

Kellyanne Conway's Private Flights With

Former HHS Secretary and Others

Ranking Member Also Seeks Copy of

Price's Check Repaying Taxpayers


October 3, 2017

Postal Service Accepts Requests from

Waters and Cummings to Issue

New Alzheimer's Awareness Stamp

Stamp Will Raise Funds for
Research and Treatment of Disease

Issues: Postal Service

October 3, 2017

Cummings and Gowdy Applaud New Website to

Improve Public's Access to Info about Federal Government

Washington, D.C. (Oct. 3, 2017) –House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings issued the following statement applauding a new website, Oversight.gov, launched yesterday by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE):


October 3, 2017

Cummings and Plaskett Thank Gowdy for

Arranging FEMA Telephone Briefing

Democrats Press for Briefings from DOD and White House;

Ask Chairman to Send Document Requests to Agencies