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December 2013

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December 20, 2013

Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement regarding an ABC News report that relied on partial leaks from Committee Chairman Darrell Issa of selective transcript excerpts of an interview with Teresa Fryer, the Chief Information Security Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Although Chairman Issa leaked portions indicating that Ms.

Issues: Health Care

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December 17, 2013

Democrats from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are cutting through the misinformation about the Affordable Care Act and focusing on how millions of Americans are benefiting from this law.

Issues: Health Care

December 17, 2013

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner raising serious concerns about Committee Chairman Darrell Issa's release earlier today of selected portions of documents relating to Healthcare.gov that he obtained from the MITRE Corporation through a unilateral subpoena last week.

Issues: Health Care

December 17, 2013

Washington, DC —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to reports that GlaxoSmithKline will become the first major drug company to stop paying doctors to promote its products, consistent with the Affordable Care Act's strict consumer transparency and disclosure requirements:

Issues: Health Care

December 16, 2013

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the Committee's field hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Apache Junction, Arizona:

Issues: Health Care

December 16, 2013

Washington, D.C.— Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the Committee's fourth field hearing on the Affordable Care Act taking place in Richardson, Texas today:

Issues: Health Care

December 16, 2013
Washington, D.C.—Today, the top ranking Democrats on seven House Committees—Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means—sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi urging them to hold an immediate classified briefing with top Administration cyber security officials about the risks posed by the disclosure of documents relating to the Healthcare.gov website that were subpoenaed last week by Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa
Issues: Health Care