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Washington, D.C.- On June 30, 2020, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020 to commit to cutting child poverty in half in 10 years and to monitor progress using the nonpartisan, evidence-based National Academy of Sciences.
Today, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service FY2019 Data Book released on June 29, 2020, showed an overall audit rate in 2018 for all individual taxfilers of 0.15 percent, for low-income taxfilers receiving the Earned Income Tax Credit of 0.60 percent, and for millionaire taxfilers of less than 0.05 percent.
Supplemental pandemic UI is set to expire July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to a House Ways and Means Committee request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S.
June 29, 2020
The Honorable Mike Pompeo
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Pompeo:
Congressman Danny K. Davis joined a letter to HHS Secreatry Azar unging reversal of decision to terminate funding for 13 coronovirus testing sites. The letter can be found HERE and below.
June 25, 2020
The Honorable Alex M. Azar II Secretary
Illinois businesses and residents affected by civil unrest on May 26 through June 8, 2020 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the SBA. The declaration covers Cook County and the adjacent counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will in Illinois and Lake in Indiana.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, I joined House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Congresswoman Linda T.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, I joined House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Congresswoman Linda T.