Press Releases
“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.
Washington, D.C.- June 8, 2017, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) released the following statement after House Republicans introduced a bill to finance continuation of the early childhood home visiting program by cutting off basic income support for elderly and disabled individuals.
The President’s budget for 2018 will leave millions of Americans behind. It makes dramatic cuts to programs that support families struggling to make ends meet, and it cuts investments critical for a strong economic future. While the threat this budget poses to American families and our economy is clear, the rest of it is not so defined. This budget relies on absurd economic growth projections, double-counts savings, hides anticipated new costs, and fails to provide any details on massive funding reductions and tax cuts.
Published in The Hill, May 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. The average cost of daycare for children up to age
four has climbed to $9,589 annually, more than the average cost of
state college tuition. For families earning the national median
income, the average cost of care for just one child under five amounts
to 18 percent of their income, and for families in lower income
brackets, child care alone could cost as much as two-thirds of their
pay. With child care expenses growing more rapidly than inflation, and