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Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Bernard Sanders, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced legislation in the Senate and House to require drug companies to reimburse Medicaid if they raise the prices of their generic drugs more quickly than inflation.

Washington, D.C.—In light of reports that more than 500 million records have been compromised due to data security breaches in the U.S. financial sector over the past year, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Senator Elizabeth Warren sent letters today to 16 banks, investment firms, and other financial service providers requesting information about recent data breaches and seeking detailed briefings from corporate IT security officers.

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on the announcement that Rep. Jason Chaffetz will be the next committee chairman:

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E.

Washington, D.C.—Today, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted legislation introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to improve public access to the records of presidents and their senior advisors.

The Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments, H.R. 1233, institutes new guidelines and procedures to ensure the timely release of presidential records while safeguarding the ability of presidents to protect documents relating to national security and executive privilege.

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 12, 2014)—In the wake of the increasing number and scope of cyber-attacks against U.S. companies and government agencies over the past year—and in light of press reports suggesting that many of these cyber-attacks originate from overseas—Rep. Elijah E.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that a Senate panel he chairs will hold a hearing next week to explore why the costs of certain generic drugs are skyrocketing. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who has worked with Sanders on this issue, will take part in the Nov. 20 hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging.

Washington, D.C. —Following two classified briefings previously provided by the Postal Service to staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter today to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe requesting additional information about a recent cyber-attack against the Postal Service.