Press Releases

Davis Statement in Support of the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
December 11, 2019
Press Release
Statement in Support of H.R. 3,
the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Madam Speaker- Healthcare is a right and never should be about extreme profits at the expense of patients and taxpayers.
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Davis Joins in Introducing Legislation to Protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
December 6, 2019
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Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11) led 100 House Democrats including myself in introducing the Protect SNAP Act, legislation to prevent the Secretary of the United States D

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Davis Statement on the Passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act
December 6, 2019
Press Release
  • Today, the House passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act by a vote of 228-187. I was an original co-sponsor of this critical bill which finally restores the full strength of the Voting Rights Act, after the disastrous 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v.
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In Strong Opposition to Trump Administration Proposal to Increase Hunger and Food Insecurity
December 5, 2019
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In Strong Opposition to the Trump Administration's Proposal to Increase Hunger and Food Insecurity
I am alarmed and outraged by the Trump Administration's decision to increase hunger and food insecurity for millions of Americans.
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2019 Legislative Record of the House of Representatives to Date
November 27, 2019
Press Release

The House has passed MORE THAN 275 BIPARTISAN BILLS this Congress that are stuck in the Senate, where Mitch McConnell refuses to bring them for a vote.

This includes bipartisan legislation to:

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Rep. Danny K. Davis Introduces Unclaimed Savings Bond Legislation
November 26, 2019
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Bill seeks to return $26 billion in unclaimed bonds to people

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Larson, DeLauro, Davis, Lewis, Request Transparency for SSA's Telework Program
November 25, 2019
Press Release

House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01), House Appropriations Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K.

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Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Comcast Corp. V. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAOM)
November 25, 2019
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Comcast Corp. V. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAOM), a Trump-backed lawsuit that threatens to roll back the clock on civil rights protections in contracting.

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Rep. Davis Announces "The People Speak" Townhall Meetings For November and December
November 7, 2019
Press Release

Business Roundtable Focusing on Opportunity Zones and Other Issues Townhall

Monday, November 25, 2019 6:00 p.m.Sankofa Cultural Arts and Business Center5820 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60651

Congressional Grants Workshop 101 Townhall

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Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Introduced in House and Senate
November 5, 2019
Press Release

Washington – Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis, and Ranking Member Jackie Walorskitoday introduced the Family First Transition Act (HR4980) to help states transform their child welfare systems and keep more children safely at home, instead of placing them in foster care.

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