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August 2015

August 27, 2015
Washington, DC (Aug. 27, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to a company known as Access Funding requesting a meeting and information about how it purchases structured settlements in exchange for lump-sum payments, as well as the adequacy of existing legal protections for settlement recipients.

August 20, 2015

Cummings Issues Detailed Statement on New Report on Skyrocketing Drug Prices

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 20, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation reporting that Republican voters are more concerned about escalating prescription drug prices than the Affordable Care Act:


August 20, 2015

Documents Sought From Group That May Have Violated Law in Targeting Planned Parenthood

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 20, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E.


August 14, 2015

Cummings and Sanders Ramp Up Investigation of Staggering Drug Price Increases

Prices Skyrocketed After New Company Acquired Drugs This Year


August 6, 2015

Cummings Responds to Bipartisan Senate Report on IRS

Washington, DC (Aug. 6, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the bipartisan report issued by the Senate Finance Committee on its investigation of the IRS: