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February 22, 2016

Cummings Issues Statement on Retirement of OPM CIO Donna Seymour

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 22, 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 announcement that Donna Seymour, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will retire:


February 18, 2016

Cummings Applauds Federal Emergency Efforts to Address Flint Water Crisis

Washington, DC (Feb. 18, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to provide grants to two health centers in Flint, Michigan for additional lead testing and other services:

Issues: Flint

February 12, 2016

Cummings Issues Statement on

Hearing with Governor Snyder

on Flint Water Crisis

Washington, DC (Feb, 12, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Chairman announced a hearing with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to examine the Flint water crisis:

Issues: Flint

February 11, 2016


Washington, DC - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) highlighting the stark difference between the financial industry's optimistic statements to investors about the impact of the proposed Conflict of Interest Rule, and the same firms' claims of dire consequences in public statements by their Washington lobbyists and senior executives.


February 11, 2016

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) introduced H.R. 4533, the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act of 2016, which would improve existing calculators used by students and their families to estimate the costs of attending college.

Issues:

February 11, 2016

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2016)—Today, the Detroit Free Press ran an op-ed by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, titled “What does accountability mean to Snyder?”

Click here and see below to read the op-ed.

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings: What does accountability mean to Snyder?

Elijah Cummings, Free Press guest writer

Issues: Flint

February 4, 2016

Cummings Issues Statement on Revelation that Classified Information Found on Personal Email Accounts of Colin Powell and Immediate Staff of Condoleezza Rice

Cummings Sends Letter Requesting Documents from State Department


February 3, 2016

All Oversight Committee Democrats Invoke House Rules to Demand Testimony from Governor Snyder and Aides on Flint Water Crisis

Democrats Also Request Key Documents from Snyder and Other State Officials

Issues: Flint

February 2, 2016

Cummings Releases Memos Detailing Internal Corporate Documents on Skyrocketing Drug Prices

Email from Martin Shkreli: "$1 bn here we come"

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 2, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent two supplemental memos to Democratic Committee Members in preparation for a hearing he requested on skyrocketing prescription drug prices this Thursday.


February 2, 2016

Cummings Praises President Obama's Proposal to Address Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 2, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, praised President Obama's proposal of over $1 billion in new funding to address prescription opioid and heroin abuse.