2017 News Archive

December 2017

Cummings Calls on Gowdy to Obtain Copies of Kushner Emails That Violated Federal Law; Classification Review of Work Emails in Private Account
December 22, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement on “Emergency” Interview of FBI Deputy Director
December 21, 2017
Cummings and Sanders Release New GAO Report Showing Skyrocketing Profits for Drug Companies as GOP Passes Bill to Approve Massive Corporate Tax Cut
December 21, 2017
NADLER & CUMMINGS CALL OUT HOUSE GOP FOR THEIR LATEST ATTEMPT TO DISTRACT FROM THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION & DISCREDIT THE FBI
December 20, 2017
Cummings Sends Letter to OMB Requesting Copies of the Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Downsizing Plans
December 20, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement on Intelligence Community Assessment on North Korean Cyber Attack
December 18, 2017
Cummings Asks Vice President to Allow FBI to Release Security Clearance Application from Michael Flynn, Jr.
December 18, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement in Response to Letter from Trump Transition Team
December 17, 2017
Cummings and Nadler Seek Subpoenas for Trump Campaign Consultants Refusing to Deny Foreign Contacts During Election
December 14, 2017
Cummings Releases GAO Report Finding That “Special Pay Authorities” Help Agencies Recruit and Retain, But Could Be Used More Effectively with Adequate Resources
December 14, 2017
Cummings Backs Calls for Oversight Committee to Investigate Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations Against President Trump
December 12, 2017
NADLER AND CUMMINGS TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “YOUR FAILURE TO TREAT US AS AN EQUAL PARTICIPANT IN THIS INVESTIGATION IS UNACCEPTABLE”
December 11, 2017
Cummings Asks Flynn Business Colleague For Transcribed Interview
December 11, 2017
Markey, Collins, Van Hollen, Capito Introduce Legislation to Extend Availability of New Alzheimer’s Semipostal Stamp
December 7, 2017
Markey, Collins, Van Hollen, Capito Introduce Legislation to Extend Availability of New Alzheimer’s Semipostal Stamp
December 7, 2017
Cummings Responds to Gowdy’s Refusal to Meet with Whistleblower On Flynn Allegations
December 7, 2017
TODAY - Senators Markey, Van Hollen, Capito and Reps. Cummings & Waters to Hold Press Conference to Highlight Availability of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fundraising Postal Stamp
December 7, 2017
Senators Markey, Van Hollen, Capito and Reps. Cummings & Waters to Hold Press Conference to Highlight Availability of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fundraising Postal Stamp
December 6, 2017
Whistleblower Provides Key Info About Flynn Text to Business Colleague During Trump Inauguration
December 6, 2017
Reps. Meeks, Cummings, and Pallone Lead Request for GAO Investigation into Fraudulent Identities Submitted to FCC
December 5, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement on Michael Flynn Guilty Plea
December 1, 2017

November 2017

Cummings and Engel Send New Letters After WSJ Reports that Michael Flynn Promoted Middle East Nuclear Deal Inside the White House
November 28, 2017
TODAY: Oversight Committee to Hold Hearing in Baltimore on Opioid Epidemic
November 28, 2017
Top Democrats Raise Concerns about Roll Back of Civil Rights Under Guise of Religious Freedom
November 21, 2017
President Signs Into Law Cummings and Meadows Bill to Modernize Federal Thrift Savings Plans
November 18, 2017
Tuesday: Oversight Committee to Hold Hearing in Baltimore on Opioid Epidemic
November 17, 2017
Cummings and Lynch Request Immediate Reversal of Decision to Classify Previously Unclassified Information about Afghanistan
November 17, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement on Identification of “Confidential Informant” in Latest Republican Investigation of Hillary Clinton and Uranium One
November 16, 2017
Cummings Requests Info About Flynn Jr.’s Security Clearance Application
November 16, 2017
Cummings Objects to Gowdy Denying Access to “Confidential Informant” on Uranium One as Even Conservative Outlets Debunk GOP Claims
November 15, 2017
Cummings Asks Gowdy to Enforce Subpoena Issued to TSA Eight Months Ago for Documents After Repeated Warnings About Airport Security
November 14, 2017
Pallone & Cummings Request Inspector General Investigate FCC Chairman Pai
November 13, 2017
Cummings Asks Gowdy to Subpoena Documents on Decision to Ban Top EPA Aide From Banking Industry
November 8, 2017
Cummings Condemns Latest Partisan Republican Investigation of Hillary Clinton and Seeks Access to Former “Confidential Informant”
November 7, 2017
Oversight Committee Republicans Block All Debate and Votes on Subpoenas
November 2, 2017
Oversight Committee Democrats File Federal Suit Against Trump Administration for Withholding Documents on Trump Hotel
November 2, 2017
Cummings Urges Gowdy to Issue Subpoena to White House and HHS for Documents Withheld on Private Flights
November 1, 2017

October 2017

Cummings Presses Gowdy for Six Subpoena Votes at Thursday’s Oversight Committee Meeting
October 31, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement on Guilty Plea and Indictments of Top Trump Campaign Officials
October 30, 2017
CONYERS & CUMMINGS DEMAND TOP TRUMP CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS DISCLOSE DETAILS OF CAMPAIGN DATA OPERATIONS
October 26, 2017
Cummings Asks Gowdy to Finally Obtain Documents From White House on Hurricane Response Efforts
October 26, 2017
Cummings Outlines Number One Question for President on Today’s Opioid Announcement:
October 26, 2017
Top Democrats Write to President Expressing “Profound Disappointment” With His Failure to Work Together to Lower Drug Prices
October 25, 2017
Cummings Responds to Partisan Republican Investigation of 2010 Uranium Deal
October 25, 2017
Cummings Sends Letters to White House and IC Seeking Briefings on Niger Ambush
October 25, 2017
Top Dems Introduce Bill to Allow HHS to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
October 25, 2017
Cummings and Conyers Respond to Partisan GOP Investigation of Former FBI Director Comey’s Actions During 2016 Election
October 24, 2017
Cummings to Gowdy: Subpoena Governor Snyder for Documents He Is Withholding from Congress on Flint and Legionnaires
October 24, 2017
Cummings Urges Gowdy to Take White House Advice—Obtain Documents Directly from Kushner on Personal Email
October 23, 2017
Cummings Asks Gowdy to Join Him in Using “Full Authority” of Oversight Committee to Obtain Documents Being Withheld by Kushner Companies
October 23, 2017
Cummings Objects to “Inexplicable” Claim That White House is in “Full Compliance” with Committee Document Request on Personal Email Use
October 20, 2017
Cummings Requests Documents From Top Insurers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Limiting Access to Less Addictive Opioids
October 20, 2017
Oversight Democrats to Gowdy: Issue Subpoenas or Let Us Vote White House Defies Committee Document Request on Michael Flynn While Flynn’s Business Associates Refuse to Provide Documents
October 18, 2017
Top Committee Democrats Request GAO Inquiry into EPA’s Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars to Undermine Clean Water Rule
October 12, 2017
Gowdy, Cummings Request Snyder Resolve Discrepancies in Flint Testimony
October 12, 2017
Cummings Requests White House Documents on Hurricane Response in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
October 11, 2017
Cummings Investigates Reports of Retaliation Against Senior Career Officials at Interior Dept.
October 11, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement in Response to Top Aide of Governor Rick Snyder Contradicting Governor's Flint Water Crisis Testimony
October 11, 2017
Investigation Shows Trump Transition Ignored Ethics Officials and Refused to Cooperate with GAO
October 10, 2017
Cummings Investigates Alarming Report of Violent Criminals Being Given Security Clearances
October 6, 2017
Oversight Dems Request Hearings on “Degradation of the Federal Workforce” Under Trump Administration
October 5, 2017
Cummings Sends Email Preservation Letters to Ivanka, Kushner, Trump Org, Others
October 5, 2017
Cummings Issues Statement on Latest Inspector General Report on IRS Review of Applicants for Tax Exempt Status
October 5, 2017
Cummings Requests Information About Kellyanne Conway’s Private Flights With Former HHS Secretary and Others
October 4, 2017
Oversight Committee Questions About Whether Allergan Deal to Transfer Drug Patents to Native American Tribe Impairs Competition
October 3, 2017
Cummings and Plaskett Thank Gowdy for Arranging FEMA Telephone Briefing
October 3, 2017
Cummings and Gowdy Applaud New Website to Improve Public’s Access to Info about Federal Government
October 3, 2017
Postal Service Accepts Requests from Waters and Cummings to Issue New Alzheimer’s Awareness Stamp
October 3, 2017
Equifax Provides New Info on Breach
October 2, 2017

September 2017

Oversight Dems Seek Emergency Hearing on Trump Administration’s Response to Devastation in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
September 29, 2017
Cummings and Krishnamoorthi Request Info. on Trump Administration’s Decision to Schedule Major Outages of HealthCare.gov During Open Enrollment
September 29, 2017
Cummings Urges Speaker Ryan to Finally Schedule Vote on Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill After Missed Payment to Retirement System
September 29, 2017
Warren, Cummings Release GAO Report Confirming 2014 Dodd Frank Rollbacks Resulted in Giant Giveaways for Big Banks
September 29, 2017
Cummings Tweets at President Trump to Urge Immediate Action to Lower Drug Prices
September 28, 2017
Gowdy, Cummings Investigate Federal Agency Travel
September 27, 2017
House Members Demand Trump Provide Better Maria Response
September 27, 2017
After Equifax CEO Resigns, All Democrats on Oversight and Science Committees Call for Hearings on Breach
September 26, 2017
Top Dems Investigate Report That White House Squelched Study on Economic Contributions of Refugees
September 26, 2017
Gowdy, Cummings Urge White House, Federal Agencies to Comply with Federal Record Keeping Laws
September 25, 2017
Cummings Launches Investigation of Kushner’s Use of Private Email
September 25, 2017
Cummings Leads 50 House Members in Urging President Trump to Negotiate Lower Prices for Lifesaving Drug
September 19, 2017
Cummings Leads 50 House Members in Urging President Trump to Negotiate Lower Prices for Lifesaving Drug
September 19, 2017
Cummings and Engel Expand Investigation After WSJ Report that Flynn Promoted Nuclear Deal Inside the White House
September 15, 2017
Cummings Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Secret Service Overtime Pay Bill
September 13, 2017
New Documents From Flynn’s Business Colleagues Confirm Middle East Trip and Foreign Contacts That He Withheld From Security Clearance Investigators—A Potential Crime
September 13, 2017
Katko, Cummings Lead Bipartisan Bill to Fund Overtime Pay for Secret Service
September 11, 2017
Udall, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Peters, Cummings to DHS IG: Does Trump Use of Private Residences Jeopardize Secret Service’s Compliance with Federal Law?
September 11, 2017
Katko, Cummings Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Place Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill
September 8, 2017
Reps. Jimmy Gomez, Elijah Cummings, John Conyers, Jr., and Zoe Lofgren Seek Immediate Hearings on President’s Decision to End DACA
September 7, 2017
Cummings and Jeffries Question HUD on Report of Potential Sale of Starrett City
September 7, 2017
Cummings Statement on President Trump’s Decision to End DACA Program
September 5, 2017

August 2017

July 2017