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: Congressman Danny K. Davis will hold a district-wide Town Hall meeting to make the public aware of wide spread scams by individual impersonating IRS agents threatening to arrest individuals and garnish incomes. Many community residents have been alarmed by this deception.

This event will provide information on:

* Identity theft

* The certification of not-for-profit agencies

* Other IRS issues that the general public might be experiencing

When: Saturday, April 1, 2017 -- 10:00 a.m.

Mr. Speaker,

Below is a joint statement by several leading children’s health groups, including The American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, Children’s Dental Health Project, Family Voices, First Focus Campaign for Children, March of Dimes, and National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, urging Congress to oppose the American Health Care Act.

American Health Care Act would jeopardize care for children and families

The Congressional Progressive Caucus budget is a comprehensive overhaul of our national priorities addressing the most urgent economic and social problems we confront in a sustainable and democratic manner. It continues and builds upon previous CPC budgets and the legislative work of the CPC.

President Trump has released his budget outline for the next fiscal year. Many have labeled it “Robin Hood in Reverse” but that would only be a fitting description if the Sherif of Nottingham went after Robin and the people of Sherwood Forest, who only had sticks and a few bows and arrows to defend themselves, with automatic weapons and helicopter gun ships.

The Congressional Black Caucus Budget Proposes Fairer Tax Code, Universal Health Care, Making College More Affordable