Press Releases
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.
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:
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.
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:
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.
Cummings Opposes GOP Bill that Jeopardizes Public Health and Safety
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:
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.