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Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the House of Representatives' passage of a continuing resolution that delays the Affordable Care Act by one year and repeals the Medical Device Tax:
Washington, DC—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a report titled "Shining Light on the Gray Market," which exposed a network of private "gray market" companies that take advantage of the national drug shortage crisis to charge exorbitant prices for drugs used to treat cancer and other life-threatening conditions.
Washington, DC—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement today in response to an announcement by the Department of Justice and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of a settlement requiring Capital One Bank to pay approximately $12 million in damages to servicemembers for violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E.
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, July 25, 2012, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee, will testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about a joint report on "gray market" drug companies as part of a bicameral investigation led by Cummings, Senator Rockefeller, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Senator Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Washington, DC —A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued yesterday found that financial institutions are failing to protect servicemembers from improper foreclosures and are not reducing their mortgage interest rates in compliance with the law.
Washington, DC—Today, Subcommittee Chairman Patrick McHenry agreed to consider a request by full Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings to hold a hearing with former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Peter Schaumber. Calling Cummings "tough but fair," McHenry said "you have my commitment" to consider the hearing request in the near future.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Mike Quigley, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, sent a letter to Subcommittee Chairman Patrick McHenry urging him to postpone tomorrow's hearing on the Administration's auto bailout to allow further consultations with witnesses.
Washington, DC —Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to an announcement by the Department of Justice that an indictment charging five individuals involved in the death of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry was unsealed today in Tucson: