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February 17, 2017

VA Official Testifies That President Trump's Hiring Ban Could Harm Veterans Health

Connolly Praises Work of Union in Protecting VA Whistleblowers


February 16, 2017

Cummings Condemns GOP "Leak" Investigation While They Ignore Michael Flynn's Lies and Russia Ties

Chaffetz Appears to Be Taking Marching Orders Directly from Trump


February 16, 2017

Oversight Committee Requests Sources And Amounts of Foreign Funding to Flynn for Trip to Moscow

Pentagon Now Says No Evidence That Flynn Reported His Dinner with Putin—Or His Payment— In Possible Violation of Constitution


February 16, 2017

Warren, Cummings, Udall and Whitehouse Request GAO Immediately Review President Trump's Apparent Violation of National Security Protocols at Mar-a-Lago

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 16, 2017)—Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.), Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Sens.


February 16, 2017

Cummings Issues Statement in Response to President Trump's Press Conference

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 16, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's press conference:

"I have no idea why President Trump would make up a story about me like he did today. Of course, Senator Schumer never told me to skip a meeting with the President.


February 15, 2017

ALL HOUSE JUDICIARY & OVERSIGHT DEMS CALL FOR FULL MEMBER BRIEFING ON FLYNN THIS WEEK

After Contradictory White House Press Briefing, Members Say DOJ And FBI Briefing More Important Than Ever


February 15, 2017

Top Dems Request Info from White House Counsel on Reports He Was Warned about Flynn's False Statements on Russia

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 15, 2017) – Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers, Jr., Eliot L. Engel, Bennie G.


February 15, 2017

Cummings Issues Statement on Retirement of U.S. Secret Service Director

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 15, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy announced his retirement:


February 14, 2017

CONYERS & CUMMINGS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE BRIEFING ON ALARMING NEW DISCLOSURES CONCERNING FLYNN BEING SUBJECT TO RUSSIAN BLACKMAIL

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following joint statement:


February 14, 2017

Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings

Democratic Leader Press Conference on Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn

February 14, 2017—12:30

Let me begin by asking everyone in this room a question. Do you hear that? Do you hear that silence? That is the sound of House Republicans conducting no oversight of President Trump. That is what it sounds like when they abdicate their duty under the Constitution.