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Elijah Cummings' Public Statements on Issue: Entitlements and the Safety Net

Deceased

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07/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Democratic Social Security and Labor Leaders in Congress Urge New Commissioner to Support Workers
04/03/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, USDA - Back Away from Detrimental Changes to SNAP Work Requirements
03/29/2019 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Bicameral Health Leaders Urge HHS OIG to Investigate Verma's Use of Millions in Taxpayer Funds on GOP Consultants
01/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
08/23/2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, HHS and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Concern with Administration's Push for Medicaid Work Requirements
07/25/2018 Reps. Doggett, Welch and Cummings Unveil Bold, Market-Driven Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
06/20/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley and Reps. Larson, Davis, Cummings, Beyer, and Moore Call on President Trump to Stop Closing Social Security Field Offices
04/26/2018 Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
12/15/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill
10/25/2017 Top Dems Introduce Bill to Allow HHS to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
02/14/2017 Hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Cummings, Markup on HR 624 - the Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
08/15/2016 Cummings Commemorates 81st Anniversary of Social Security
05/20/2016 Duckworth Helps Introduce Medicaid CARE Act To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid
05/16/2016 Letter to Chairman John Kline, Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Chairman Todd Rokita, Chair of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Ranking Member Robert "Bobby" C. Scott, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Ranking Member Marica L. Fudge, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education - WIC Reauthorization
05/10/2016 Letter to the Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Support for New CMS Medicare Part B Demonstration Project
04/15/2016 Letter to Mr. Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services - Reduce Financial Barriers to Vaccines
03/10/2016 Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
03/03/2016 Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Save Senior Programs
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Protecting & Respecting Seniors
12/03/2015 Cummings and Warren Hold Middle Class Properity Project Forum on "The Effects of Poverty on Children's Opportunities"
10/28/2015 Bipartisan Budget Agreement
10/28/2015 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Refusing to Vote For Any Budget Deal That Cuts Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security Benefits
07/13/2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand Social Security
06/05/2015 Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Social Security Disability Insurance Improper Payments
06/01/2015 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Trade Adjustment Assistance Funding

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