Press Releases
Skyrocketing Generic Drug Prices Cost Taxpayers $1.4 Billion, New Report Finds
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 – Skyrocketing generic drug prices cost taxpayers an additional $1.4 billion over the last decade according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, undertaken at the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Washington, DC (Dec. 16, 2015)—In advance of an upcoming hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to J. Michael Pearson, CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, demanding documents and interviews that the company has so far refused to provide voluntarily.
Cummings Criticizes CFTC for Failing to Impose Strong Regulations on Wall Street
Finalized Rule Continues Allowing Big Banks to
Fund Risky Bets With Taxpayer-Backed Dollars
Cummings, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Protect State and Local Witnesses from Violence and Intimidation
Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2015) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings and Senator Ben Cardin (both D-MD) introduced the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015, legislation that directs the U.S.
Cummings and Warren Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum on "The Effects of Poverty on Children's Opportunities"
Members Release State-by-State Staff Reports on the Benefits of Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families in Every State and Metro Area
Panelists Emphasize That Millions of Children and Families Will Be Pushed into Poverty Unless Congress Extends EITC, CTC
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
TOMORROW: Cummings and Warren to Host "Middle Class Prosperity Project" Forum on How Childhood Poverty Impacts Opportunity
At Forum, Members Will Release Reports Detailing the Benefits of Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families in Every State and Metro Area
Please note new location: S-211, U.S. Capitol
Cummings Criticizes Fake "Price Cut" for Critical Drug
Cummings Scheduled to Appear Today at Democratic Steering and Policy Committee Hearing
Cummings Opposes Legislation to Eliminate Protections for Minority Consumers
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 18, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act. The legislation would eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ability to protect minority consumers from being charged abusive and predatory interest rates.
Cummings Seeks Interviews of Top Valeant Executives
Washington, DC (Nov. 16, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to J.