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May 21, 2019
Tomorrow the House will consider the Consumers First Act (HR1500). Rep. Davis today repeated his strong support for Consumer Rights and spoke out forcefully in favor of this critical legislation.
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May 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA), and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K.

May 17, 2019
Today, Rep. Davis voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law.
May 8, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC –Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today released the following joint statement on the U.S.

Issues:Health Care
May 6, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC –Top Democrat Committee leaders in the House and Senate today called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to withdraw a proposed rule, “Removing Inability to Communicate in English as an Education Category.” House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B.

May 1, 2019

Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight my hopes for any transportation and infrastructure package.

April 30, 2019

Fairness and equality are core American values. The Supreme Court recognized this when it affirmed marriage equality. But even after this decision, it is still true in most states that a gay person can get married on Saturday, post photos of their wedding on Facebook on Sunday, and then get fired on Monday for no reason other than the fact they’re gay.

April 26, 2019
I want to commend the Chicago Housing Authority Board of Commissioners which voted yesterday to permit residents with a criminal conviction on their record an opportunity to access public housing. It has been a 20+ year struggle to get to this important milestone.