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Washington, D.C. (Dec. 16, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter urging Chairman Jason Chaffetz to issue a subpoena to compel Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to produce within 30 days key documents that he has been withholding from the Committee during its year-long investigation into the Flint water crisis.
Cummings Issues Statement and Backgrounder on Republican Staff Report on Clean Water Rule
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 27, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement and backgrounder in response to the release of a Republican staff report criticizing a new joint rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers implementing the Clean Water Act:
Michigan Governor's Responses to Congress Raise New Concerns About His Testimony
Snyder Now Admits Emails May Have Been Deleted, Repeatedly Claims He Does Not Recall Basic Facts
Cummings Responds to Criminal Charges Against Officials Involved in Flint Water Crisis
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 20, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette's announcement of criminal charges against Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees Steven Busch and Michael Prysby in connection with his ongoing investigation into the Flint water crisis:
"Grave Concerns" Raised About Accuracy of Michigan Governor's Testimony Before Congress
Cummings Requests Meeting with Snyder, Mayor, Local Officials
Cummings Issues Statement on Governor Snyder's Flint Water Task Force Report
Washington, DC (Mar. 23, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a report issued by Governor Snyder's Task Force finding that the state of Michigan is "fundamentally accountable" for Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis:
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Cummings Calls on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to Resign
“Absentee Governor” Can No Longer Be Trusted to Lead
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 17, 2016)—At the conclusion of a lengthy hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to investigate the Flint water crisis, the Committee’s Ranking Member, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, called for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to resign.
15 Current and Former Michigan Officials Refuse to Cooperate with Congress in Flint Water Crisis Investigation
Refusals to Be Interviewed or Provide Documents Contradict Governor Snyder's Promises of Accountability