Press Releases
House Oversight Committee Urges Senate to Approve Cobert Nomination for OPM Head
Washington, DC (March 4, 2016)— Yesterday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Elijah E. Cummings, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a bipartisan letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S.
Cummings Issues Statement on New Snyder Administration Emails
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to newly-released emails showing Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's top aides warned internally about problems with Flint's drinking water as early as October 2014, but he and his administration allowed the city to continue using the Flint River for a full year:
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 25, 2016)—At a hearing today before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, both Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings expressed full support for President Obama's nomination of Beth Cobert as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), rejecting GOP Senator David Vitter's announcement today that he is blocking Cobert's nomination.
Washington, DC (Feb. 25, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding two upcoming hearings examining the water crisis in Flint, Michigan with local, state, and federal officials:
Cummings and Baldwin Introduce Legislation to
Expand Protections for Wall Street Whistleblowers
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 25, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Whistleblower Augmented Reward and Non-Retaliation Act of 2016 (WARN Act), which would expand protections for those who blow the whistle on financial crimes.
Cummings Commends State Funding for Flint Water Bills, But Calls for More Action
Washington, DC (Feb. 23, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Michigan Senate's approval of a bill that will provide $30 million in state funding to help pay for water bills for Flint Residents:
Cummings Urges Committee Chairman to Obtain Documents from Snyder After Governor Ignores Congressional Request
Cummings Rejects Snyder's Potential "Executive Privilege" Claim; Warns of Partisan "Double-Standard" for Republican Governor