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September 3, 2015

Top House Dems Call on Chairmen to Suspend "One-Sided" Investigations of Planned Parenthood— Or Fully Investigate Numerous Allegations of Illegal Activity by David Daleiden and His Group

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 3, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John J.


September 1, 2015

Efforts by Casey, Wyden, and Cummings Lead to GAO Study of CMS Nursing Home Rating System

News Reports Have Raised Concerns About Integrity, Transparency of Five-Star Quality Rating System


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

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

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


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 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:


July 30, 2015

Mikulski and Cummings Introduce The REBUILD Act to Address Systemic Poverty in Urban Areas

Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2015)—Today, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced the introduction of landmark legislation to appropriate more than $1.2 billion in emergency funding to address critical challenges facing our nation's inner-city neighborhoods.

Issues: Economy & Jobs

July 29, 2015

Cummings, Sanders Urge Mayors and County Officials to Combat Overcharging for Critical Drug Used by First Responders

Washington, DC (July 29, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Sen.