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September 28, 2017

Cummings Tweets at President Trump to Urge Immediate Action to Lower Drug Prices

Washington, DC (Sept. 28, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent multiple tweets directly to President Donald Trump urging him to take immediate action to lower the price of a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) drug that the U.S. government owns, but licenses to a drug company that is charging an outrageous $87,000 per year:


September 27, 2017

Gowdy, Cummings Investigate Federal Agency Travel

Letter seeks information on use of private aircrafts for official travel

WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent letters to the White House and 24 federal agencies requesting information related to senior officials' use of government-owned aircraft or private non-commercial aircraft for official and personal travel.

 

The letter states:


September 27, 2017

House Members Demand Trump Provide Better Maria Response

145 Lawmakers Call on Department of Defense to Deploy Life-Saving Resources


September 26, 2017

Top Dems Investigate Report That

White House Squelched Study on

Economic Contributions of Refugees


September 26, 2017

After Equifax CEO Resigns,

All Democrats on Oversight and Science

Committees Call for Hearings on Breach

Chairmen Declined Democratic Requests for

"Critical Documents Regarding These Topics"


September 25, 2017

Cummings Launches Investigation of

Kushner's Use of Private Email


September 25, 2017

Gowdy, Cummings Urge White House, Federal Agencies to Comply with Federal Record Keeping Laws

Letters request information related to use of personal email accounts


September 19, 2017

Cummings Leads 50 House Members in

Urging President Trump to Negotiate

Lower Prices for Lifesaving Drug


September 19, 2017

Cummings Leads 50 House Members in

Urging President Trump to Negotiate

Lower Prices for Lifesaving Drug


September 15, 2017
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 15, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Eliot Engel, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter expanding their requests for documents and interviews with former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's business colleagues in light of a new Wall Street Journal report that Flynn promoted—while inside the White House—a multi-billion dollar proposal he previously worked on to build nuclear reactors in the Middle East.