Press Releases
HHS to Probe Skyrocketing Generic Drug Prices
WASHINGTON, April 14 – At the urging of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general has agreed to investigate how sudden price hikes by generic drug makers are driving up the cost of taxpayer-supported health care.
Cummings Issues Statement on Department of Labor's New Conflict of Interest Rule for Retirement Advisors
Washington, DC (April 14, 2015) – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on the proposed rule issued today by the Department of Labor to prohibit retirement financial advisors from giving conflicted advice to American workers:
Cummings to Host Panel Discussion on Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform at Howard University
Cummings Issues Statement on SEC Settlement with KBR
Washington, DC (Apr. 2, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to an announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that KBR, one of the nation's largest government contractors, used confidentiality agreements that had the potential to "muzzle" whistleblowers:
Duckworth Leads Request for Review of DoD's Federal Voting Assistance Program
THURSDAY: Sen. Warren and Rep. Cummings to Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum at UMass Boston on "Tackling the Student Debt Crisis"
Panelists Include UMass Boston Chancellor Motley, Student Loan Borrowers, and Experts
Chaffetz, Cummings Issue Statement on Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso's Expected Resignation
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is expected to request the resignation of Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso. In response to this news, Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-07) issued the following statement:
VIDEO: Warren, Cummings Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum Focuses on "Ending the Retirement Savings Drain and Improving Economic Security"
Video of the Forum Can be Found Here
Oversight Committee Passes Bipartisan FOIA Reform Legislation
Oversight Committee Passes Bill to Strengthen
Equal Employment Opportunity Programs
Washington DC (Mar. 25, 2015)—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed H.R. 1557, the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015 – introduced by Ranking Member Elijah E.