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April 12, 2016

Cummings Demands Information That Valeant is Withholding From Congress

Seeks Documents and Interviews About Company's Relationship With "Phantom Captive" Pharmacy


April 11, 2016

Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents the dramatic growth of nonbank mortgage servicers and details the need for stronger regulatory oversight of the industry.


April 7, 2016

"Grave Concerns" Raised About Accuracy of Michigan Governor's Testimony Before Congress

Cummings Requests Meeting with Snyder, Mayor, Local Officials

Issues: Flint

April 6, 2016

Cummings Commends Administration for Issuing Strong Rule to Protect Against Financial Advisors with Conflicts of Interest

Washington, D.C. (Apr. 6, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's release of its Conflicts of Interest Rule:


March 23, 2016

Washington, DC (Mar. 23, 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 report issued by Governor Snyder's Task Force finding that the state of Michigan is "fundamentally accountable" for Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis:

Issues: Flint

March 17, 2016

BREAKING:

Cummings Calls on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to Resign

“Absentee Governor” Can No Longer Be Trusted to Lead

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 17, 2016)—At the conclusion of a lengthy hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to investigate the Flint water crisis, the Committee’s Ranking Member, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, called for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to resign.

Issues: Flint

March 16, 2016

15 Current and Former Michigan Officials Refuse to Cooperate with Congress in Flint Water Crisis Investigation

Refusals to Be Interviewed or Provide Documents Contradict Governor Snyder's Promises of Accountability

Issues: Flint

March 15, 2016

Cummings Applauds Passage of Bipartisan FOIA Reform Legislation in the Senate

Washington, DC (March 15, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement applauding passage of the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) reform legislation in the Senate:


March 14, 2016

Oversight Leaders Seek to Shine Light on DOJ Office of Legal Counsel

Committee wants greater transparency in opinion making process