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Document Request
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Brenda Lawrence, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, sent a letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder requesting documents regarding the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. -
Democrats Invoke House Rules
Today, all 18 Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz officially invoking their right under House rules to demand a minority day of hearings on the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. -
Flint Water Crisis Hearing
Full Committee Hearing: “Flint Water Supply” -
Op-Ed
Today, the Detroit Free Press ran an op-ed by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, titled “What does accountability mean to Snyder?” -
Flint Hearing Announced
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Chairman announced a hearing with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to examine the Flint water crisis. -
HHS Announced Grants
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to provide grants to two health centers in Flint, Michigan for additional lead testing and other service. -
Letter to Chaffetz
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz requesting that he compel Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to produce documents relating to the Flint water crisis originally requested by Cummings and Rep. Brenda Lawrence in a letter on January 29, 2016—a request Snyder has completely ignored to date. -
Flint Trip
U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee led a congressional delegation into the city Monday to hear from business leaders and residents impacted by the city’s ongoing water crisis as well as further understand the city’s problems. Kildee, D-Flint Township, was joined by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, U.S. Reps. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, and Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn. -
$30M in MI State Funding
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. -
Hearing Announced w/Snyder
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. -
Emails Show Snyder Aids Warned Internally in 2014
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
