Press Releases
Everyone in America is likely an immigrant, the direct descendent of immigrants, the direct descendent of men and women abducted, transported and forced into slavery or a descendant of Native Americans who originally inhabited this land more than 12,000 years ago.
Washington, D.C.- On July 28, 2017, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-CA) introduced the Home Visiting Works Act of 2017 to support children and families by doubling federal funding for evidence-based home visiting.
Next Wednesday's (7/26) trauma-informed care briefing will be live streamed here: https://youtu.be/Ih923y_b-z0
The Need to Address Childhood Trauma: Implications for Child Welfare and Education
Honorary Co-Hosts:
Representative Danny K. Davis (IL-7) and the
Congressional Foster Youth Caucus
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 10:30-11:30AM
HVC 200, Congressional Visitor’s Center
On July 25, 2017, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL),
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Congressman Gerald E. Connolly
(D-VA), and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) introduced the
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017 to develop evidence-based policies
to cut child poverty by half in 10 years.
Far more children in the U.S. grow up and remain trapped in poverty
compared to other industrialized countries. In America, approximately
20 percent of our children – or 14.7 million – live below the poverty
August 8, 2017 -- 7:00 p.m.
Bellwood Town Hall Meeting -- Bellwood Village Hall, 3200 Washington, Bellwood
August 10, 2017 -- 7:00 p.m.
Berwyn Town Hall Meeting -- Berwyn Village Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn
August 14, 2017 - 7:00 p.m.
Maywood Town Hall Meeting -- Maywood Council Chambers, 125 South 5th, Maywood
August 16, 2017 -- 7:00 p.m.
Berkeley/Hillside Town Hall Meeting -- Berkeley Village Hall, 5819, Electric Avenue, Berkeley
August 19, 2017 -- 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.
On June 28th, the President’s newly-formed “Commission on Election Integrity” (i.e., the voter fraud commission) sent a request to states for voter information including names, addresses, dates of birth, and last four digits of Social Security numbers. Beyond wholesale concerns with the Commission’s charge to investigate voter fraud in a manner that will likely lead to more voter suppression efforts, the Commission’s request presents massive privacy and security concerns.
“The CBO score of the Senate version of Trumpcare released today confirms that there is no significant difference between this bill and the House bill. This nonpartisan analysis found that 15 million more Americans will become uninsured within a year and that number would reach 22 million within a decade. As the bill has become public additional troubling concerns have begun to surface reflecting the secretive genesis of the legislation including concerns that small businesses may be severely impacted due to new rules for state regulations.