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When only 39% of Americans have enough savings to cover an emergency costing $1,000, and when 67% of Americans say that they’ll outlive their retirement savings, Congress must act.
I join with over a dozen retirement and non-profit organizations to whole-heartedly support the SECURE Act because it makes long-overdue changes to help workers save for retirement.
- Community Health Centers and Disproportionate Share Hospitals
- Disaster Relief
- A Solution for the DREAMers
Congress should work together to address the needs of the American people, like passing a budget and long-term appropriations bills, providing a long-term solution for our critical health care programs, funding disaster assistance for communities still reeling from hurricanes and wild fires, and addressing Trump’s manmade immigration crisis.
Health Care:
Members Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Sugar Policy Modernization Act
WASHINGTON – Representatives Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Danny K. Davis D-IL., along with Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Pat Toomey R-PA., today introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Sugar Policy Modernization Act, legislation that would phase market reforms into the U.S. sugar program.
Representative Virginia Foxx:
Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources Hearing
Today, Chairman Smith and I (Ranking Member) held a hearing on the “Geography of Poverty.”
Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL07) released the following statement today:
"I am pleased to note that Chairman Dave Camp has released a proposed tax reform bill which will generate serious discussion and debate around taxation. The proposed legislation has several features with which I agree, others with which I disagree, and some of which I am uncertain about."