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Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill Passes Through Committee

WASHINGTON - Today, with a bipartisan voice vote, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved H.R.

Cummings Condemns Trump's FY2018 Budget

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 16, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's FY2018 Budget:

Maloney, Cummings, and Kelly Request Hearing on Bipartisan Gun Trafficking Legislation

Washington, DC (Mar. 16, 2017)—Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Elijah E.

Cummings Releases New Documents Confirming That Flynn Received Funds From Instrument of Russian Government

Cummings Seeks Flynn's Security Clearance Documents and Calls on Pentagon to Address Emoluments Clause Violation

Sanders, Cummings Investigate Unusual Circumstances Surrounding FDA Approval of Muscular Dystrophy Drug

WASHINGTON, March 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday requesting information about the unusual circumstances surrounding the approval of Emflaza – a brand name version of a drug used to treat a deadly genetic muscle deterioration disorder.

Cummings Condemns GOP Health Repeal Bill After CBO Report Finds 14 Million Would Lose Health Coverage Next Year

Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report concluding that 14 million Americans would lose health insurance coverage in 2018 if Republicans pass their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

Cummings, Maloney Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Make Gun Trafficking a Federal Offense, Impose Stronger Penalties on Straw Purchasers

Oversight Committee Republicans Take First Steps to Harm Workers and Eliminate Federal Labor Unions

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 10, 2017)—Today, Republican Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted in favor of a bill that would significantly harm middle-class workers, impair the effectiveness and efficiency of federal agencies, and fundamentally damage the interests of American taxpayers as part of a broader Republican campaign to eliminate unions from the federal workplace.