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September 9, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY: Booker, Cummings, Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Give Formerly Incarcerated a Fair Chance at Federal Employment

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Thursday September 10, 2015 at 12PM ET, Members of Congress led by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) in the Senate and Rep.


September 9, 2015

Members Introduce Bipartisan House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking

Washington, DC (September 9, 2015)—Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-New York), Patrick Meehan (R-Pennsylvania), Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland), Peter T.


September 8, 2015

TOMORROW: Press Conference to Introduce Bipartisan House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking

Washington, DC —On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-New York), Patrick Meehan (R-Pennsylvania), Elijah E.


September 3, 2015

Top House Dems Call on Chairmen to Suspend "One-Sided" Investigations of Planned Parenthood— Or Fully Investigate Numerous Allegations of Illegal Activity by David Daleiden and His Group

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 3, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John J.


September 1, 2015

Efforts by Casey, Wyden, and Cummings Lead to GAO Study of CMS Nursing Home Rating System

News Reports Have Raised Concerns About Integrity, Transparency of Five-Star Quality Rating System


August 27, 2015
Washington, DC (Aug. 27, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to a company known as Access Funding requesting a meeting and information about how it purchases structured settlements in exchange for lump-sum payments, as well as the adequacy of existing legal protections for settlement recipients.

August 20, 2015

Documents Sought From Group That May Have Violated Law in Targeting Planned Parenthood

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 20, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E.


August 20, 2015

Cummings Issues Detailed Statement on New Report on Skyrocketing Drug Prices

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 20, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation reporting that Republican voters are more concerned about escalating prescription drug prices than the Affordable Care Act:


August 14, 2015

Cummings and Sanders Ramp Up Investigation of Staggering Drug Price Increases

Prices Skyrocketed After New Company Acquired Drugs This Year