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It started January 24^th and end April 18^th don’t be late start filing now, if you are filing single have children and earned $75,000 or less during 2021 don’t forget the Child tax credit $300 each child under six for each month, $250 each month for each child 6 years old to 17 years of age. If you file jointly then the amount is $15,000 or less for 2 people.

Kudos to Governor Pritzker and the Illinois general assembly for making 10 million dollars in grants to organizations for pre-apprenticeship training programs. 7th Congressional District residents are urged to take advantage of these opportunities. 

Washington, D.C. –  December 1^st of every year is the day the world recognize  HIV/AIDs and what to do about it.  Forty years ago, the nation recognized HIV/AIDS, which has taken its toll on the world, country, and in the State of Illinois.  On December 1, 2009, Davis and a group of activists announced the “Red Ribbon Bonus Bucks,” a new quality of life scratch-off lottery ticket.  At the time, Illinois had the nation’s seventh-highest number of reported AIDS cases sin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U. S. Representative Danny K. Davis praised the passage of the Build Back Better Act.  Davis said, ““I am honored and humbled to have voted for this once-in-a-generation legislation.

Late this evening, the Congressional Budget Office released final numbers for Build Back Better.  Davis said, “Based upon these lower estimates, we can move forward and Build Back Better for all Americans – especially for people who need help and need help now.  The estimates include:

I ran for Congress to help people in Chicago, in Illinois and across the country achieve the American dream.  The Build Back Better Act represents a transformative investment in children, families, workers, businesses, and the planet that will improve health and well-being, advance economic and environmental justice, meaningfully address climate change, and grow our economy while asking the wealthiest and most secure to pay their fair share.  The pandemic has harmed tens of millions of Americans - disproportionately hurting African Americans and other communities of color

(Chicago) — Today, U. S. Representative Danny K. Davis announced $155 million dollars to help Illinois families with energy costs this winter through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

While the bill don’t contain everything I wanted, worked for and hoped for, and will keep fighting for, it does contain the highest federal investment in federal transit ever. It does contain the highest federal investment in passenger rail since Amtrak. It provides major investment to improve schools, bridges and highways. Chicago has many of each in need of repair. It provides major money to improve clean drinking water and replace lend pipes. There is also a major focus of Mayor Lightfoot. It also creates good-paying union jobs with more than 2 million expected.