Press Releases
Cummings Responds to Bipartisan Senate Report on IRS
Washington, DC (Aug. 6, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the bipartisan report issued by the Senate Finance Committee on its investigation of the IRS:
Mikulski and Cummings Introduce The REBUILD Act to Address Systemic Poverty in Urban Areas
Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2015)—Today, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced the introduction of landmark legislation to appropriate more than $1.2 billion in emergency funding to address critical challenges facing our nation's inner-city neighborhoods.
Cummings, Sanders Urge Mayors and County Officials to Combat Overcharging for Critical Drug Used by First Responders
Washington, DC (July 29, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Sen.
Top Democrats Introduce Bills to Protect Interns Against Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
Washington, DC (July 28, 2015) – Today, top Democrats in the House introduced three bills that would make it illegal for public and private sector employers to discriminate, sexually harass and retaliate against interns.
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MONDAY: Former Speaker Newt Gingrich to Join Warren and Cummings at Forum on Critical Federal Investments in Science Research
Middle Class Prosperity Project to Explore "Building the Economy of the Future: Why Federal Investments in Science and Innovation Matter"
Cummings Issues Statement on Republican Video, Letter, and Press Conference on IRS Treatment of Nonprofit Applicants
Dismisses Republican Calls for IRS Commissioner's Departure as "Manufactured Republican Political Crisis"
Washington, D.C. (July 27, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to calls by Republicans to remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2015
Contacts:
Lacey Rose (Warren): (202) 224-2292
Jennifer Werner (Cummings): (202) 226-5181
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MONDAY: Former Speaker Newt Gingrich to Join Warren and Cummings at Forum on Critical Federal Investments in Science Research
Middle Class Prosperity Project to Explore "Building the Economy of the Future: Why Federal Investments in Science and Innovation Matter"
Cummings Issues Statement on Justice Department Legal Opinion Regarding Inspector General Access to Records
Washington, D.C. (July 24, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel opinion on access to documents for the Department's Inspector General:
Cummings Applauds Maryland AG for Moving Aggressively to Combat Drug Overcharging
Cummings Asked State Officials to Urge Drug Company to Reduce Prices
Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh for taking steps to combat the rising cost of naloxone, a life-saving drug used to treat overdoses of heroin and other opioids.
Cummings Applauds Passage of Bill to Expand Protections for Federal Employees Against Discrimination
Washington, DC (July 21, 2015)—Today, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 403-0 a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to strengthen equal employment protections for federal workers. The bill, the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015, H.R. 1557, was cosponsored by Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, as well as Reps.