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January 21, 2016

Cummings Issues Statement on Martin Shkreli's Subpoena to Appear Before Oversight Committee

Washington, DC (Jan. 21, 2016)—This morning, Democratic and Republican staff on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform were contacted by an attorney at Arnold and Porter who represents Martin Shkreli. The attorney stated that neither Mr. Shkreli nor any of his legal representatives has taken any steps to inform the judge in his federal criminal case about the subpoena he received from the Committee ten days ago—on January 11, 2016.


January 13, 2016

Cummings Lauds President Obama's State of the Union Address

Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2016)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement applauding President Obama's State of the Union address:


January 12, 2016

House Passes Bipartisan FOIA Reform Legislation


January 12, 2016

Cummings, Scott, Meng, and Norton Applaud House Passage of Bill to Protect Interns Against Sexual Harassment and Discrimination

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Reps.


January 12, 2016
Washington, DC (Jan. 12, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, requesting documents and information regarding the Department's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program.

January 11, 2016

Cummings Issues Statement on Partisan Republican FOIA Report

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a partisan Republican staff report on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that was released today without any Committee markup:


January 7, 2016

Cummings Opposes Bill to Create Costly New Commission to Repeal Safety and Other Regs

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 7, 2016)—Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1155, the SCRUB Act of 2015.


January 7, 2016

Cummings Opposes GOP Bill that Jeopardizes Public Health and Safety


December 18, 2015

Cummings Issues Statement on Arrest and Resignation of Martin Shkreli

Washington, DC (Dec. 18, 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 arrest and resignation of former hedge fund manager and Turing CEO Martin Shkreli:


December 17, 2015

Skyrocketing Generic Drug Prices Cost Taxpayers $1.4 Billion, New Report Finds

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 – Skyrocketing generic drug prices cost taxpayers an additional $1.4 billion over the last decade according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, undertaken at the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.