March 2017

Cummings and DeFazio Issue Statement on GSA Decision on Trump Hotel Lease

Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Peter DeFazio, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement in response to a ruling from GSA's contracting officer that President Donald Trump's Washington hotel is not violating its lease:

Sanders and Cummings Request Pricing Info From PTC Therapeutics for Critical Drug

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 22, 2017)—Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, requested information from PTC Therapeutics, Inc. about the price they intend to charge for the brand name version of deflazacourt, a drug used to treat a deadly genetic muscle deterioration disorder. PTC recently purchased the medication from Marathon Pharmaceuticals.

Oversight Committee Requests All Documents on Flynn's Foreign Contacts and Payments

Cummings Issues Statement After Classified Briefing on Recent Secret Service Incidents

Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after receiving a classified briefing about recent security incidents involving the U.S. Secret Service from Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly and Secret Service Acting Director William Callahan:

Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill Passes Through Committee

WASHINGTON - Today, with a bipartisan voice vote, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved H.R.