House Oversight Cmte. threatens to hold a Justice Dept. official in contempt after refusing to comply with a subpoena related to the 2020 census citizenship question.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on April 2, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.The House Committee on Oversight and Reform threatened Thursday to hold a Justice Department official in contempt of Congress after the agency refused to comply with a subpoena seeking testimony and documents related to theRep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.
Gore, who was slated to testify Thursday, did not appear. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Cumming's move comes weeks before the Supreme Court is set to consider whether the Trump administration's addition of the citizenship question violates the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.
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