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Cummings Requests Information From White House Counsel and National Security Advisor on Their Staff Coordination with Nunes
Washington D.C. – Today, Senior Democrats introduced H.R. 1776, the Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act. This comprehensive legislation would lower drug prices for patients and taxpayers while spurring innovation. The bill proposes a broad range of solutions, which are explained in further detail here.
Members of Congress Raise Concerns About Kushner Companies' "Unusually Favorable" Deal with Chinese Firm
Raise Questions for Key Treasury Department National Security Panel
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:
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:
Cummings Condemns Trump's FY2018 Budget
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 16, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's FY2018 Budget:
Cummings Releases New Documents Confirming That Flynn Received Funds From Instrument of Russian Government
Cummings Seeks Flynn's Security Clearance Documents and Calls on Pentagon to Address Emoluments Clause Violation
Sanders, Cummings Investigate Unusual Circumstances Surrounding FDA Approval of Muscular Dystrophy Drug
WASHINGTON, March 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday requesting information about the unusual circumstances surrounding the approval of Emflaza – a brand name version of a drug used to treat a deadly genetic muscle deterioration disorder.
Oversight Committee Republicans Take First Steps to Harm Workers and Eliminate Federal Labor Unions
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 10, 2017)—Today, Republican Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted in favor of a bill that would significantly harm middle-class workers, impair the effectiveness and efficiency of federal agencies, and fundamentally damage the interests of American taxpayers as part of a broader Republican campaign to eliminate unions from the federal workplace.