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The elderly, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, and families with dependent children have all benefited from the access to health care that Medicaid provides. Reducing our support for Medicaid would have one of two unacceptable results: it could reduce benefits or it could impose new limits on program eligibility. We cannot allow this to happen.

In the Congress, I will continue to fight to protect Medicaid in discussions surrounding the fiscal cliff. We are committed to this program, the benefits it provides, and the people who benefit from it.

m Committee in the 113th Congress.

"I am honored to continue serving as Ranking Member and look forward to working with Committee Members on issues that go to the very heart of the lives of the American people," said Cummings. "I am hopeful the Chairman and I can devise an agenda that addresses the challenges facing our economy and housing market, ensures effective implementation of Obamacare, and improves government efficiency so that each of us has a fair shot at achieving the American dream."

Under Ranking Member Cummings's leadership, Committee Democrats have conducted vigorous oversight to address the housing and foreclosure crisis, protect the health, safety and pocketbooks of Americans, increase diversity in the military, and cut government waste.

Ranking Member Cummings launched a number of investigations that examined important issues such as "drug speculation" by "gray market" drug companies, executive compensation, and alleged efforts to suppress the vote. Cummings's legislative successes include passage of a new law to strengthen protections for whistleblowers and his work to help servicemembers stay in their homes.