Press Releases
December 3, 2008
Chairman Danny K. Davis Responds to Enrollee Outrage Over BCBS 2009 Changes
Rep.Davis' (D-IL) and Members of the Subcommittee requested that the Officeof Personnel Management extend the Federal Employees Health BenefitsProgram Open Season for millions of federal employees
November 24, 2008
November 12, 2008
Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Douglas L. Faulkner today announced the selection of eight recipients in five states and the Territory of Guam to receive $1.3 million through the Small Minority Producer Grant program.
November 10, 2008
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
November 5, 2008
Tuesday November 4, 2008 is now inscribed in history as the day Barack Obama became President Elect of the United States. It also marks the day that our politics changed forever.
For Immediate Release Contact: Ira Cohen
November 4, 2008
The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2008.
October 22, 2008
Dow falls as much as 430 points as weak earnings, slumping oil and gold prices add to recession fears.
October 12, 2008
The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Peru have announced an agreement to reduce Peru's debt payments to the United States by more than $25 million over the next seven years. In return, the Government of Peru has committed these funds to support grants to protect the country's tropical forests.
September 29, 2008
Washington,D.C.- On September 29, 2008, Congressmen Danny K. Davis (D-IL) applauded the announcementof the first grant awards to PredominantlyBlack Institutions (PBIs) by the Department of Education.
September 9, 2008
For Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau, the last two months have been a whirlwind. "Full of the best moments and the scariest moments of my life," says the 24-year-old Olympic swimmer.