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July 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Donald J. Trump, Jr., White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort requesting information about their meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer, during the 2016 presidential campaign on the promise of damaging information about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

July 10, 2017

Cummings, Jeffries Raise Concerns Over Conflicts of Interest Created by President Trump's Starrett City Ownership

Request Documents from Trump Trustees and HUD


July 7, 2017

E&C and OGR Dem. Leaders Request GAO Examine Alleged Cyberattack that Blocked Receipt of Net Neutrality Comments

GAO Review of FCC Cybersecurity Practices Needed


July 6, 2017
Washington, DC (July 6, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to news that the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director, Walter Shaub

July 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. (July 6, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy urging him to convene a hearing with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director Walter M. Shaub, Jr. about the need for stronger ethics regulations.

June 30, 2017

Oversight Committee Democrats Ask FEMA Contractor to Correct Testimony; Release Documents About Failure to Serve Victims of 2016 Baton Rouge Flood


June 29, 2017

Office of Government Ethics Reports Top White House Ethics Official to White House Counsel for Potential Ethics Breach

In Response to Inquiry from Warren, Whitehouse, Carper, Leahy, and Cummings, OGE Raises Questions about Whether Stefan Passantino Appropriately Recused Himself from Matters Related to Carl Icahn

Text of the letter (PDF)


June 29, 2017
Washington, DC (June 29, 2017)—Today, all Democrats on the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary sent a letter to the Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz requesting an investigation into whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions violated his recusal when he participated in President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.

June 28, 2017

Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2017)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Darrell Issa sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy urging him to place the bipartisan, bicameral Fair Chance Act on the agenda for the Committee's next business meeting.


June 27, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY

Washington, DC (June 26, 2017)—Today, Democratic Members of Congress will hold a media availability after they tour Children's National Medical Center and meet with patients and their families. More than half of the patients at Children's National are on Medicaid.