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March 25, 2021
SSA satisfies 24-hour ultimatum to stop blocking payments to 30 million waiting Americans; IRS must now take quick action to deliver
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K.
March 24, 2021
IRS cannot make payments without the needed information from SSA
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K.
March 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) wrote to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) to express their concerns over reported delays in automatically issuing stimulus checks to some of the most vulnerable Americans.
March 17, 2021

On March 17, 2021, Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Jobs for Economic Recovery Act to create job opportunities for workers and spur economic recovery.

March 12, 2021

The ongoing lawsuit, Kennedy v. McCarthy, is a class action alleging that the U.S. Army failed to properly consider discharge upgrade applications from certain servicemembers who are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, and other mental health conditions.

March 10, 2021

MARCH 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC -- The American Rescue Act is a marker for moving the country beyond the COVID crisis. The current pandemic has illuminated the extreme levels of poverty, job insecurity and exposed the daily challenges of middle class and poor Americans.

Very soon, important, and critical resources will permeate through the country. I am pleased many of the provisions I have advocated for as a Member of Congress were in this bill including;

March 10, 2021
Davis Opening Statement at Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Hearing on Health Profession Opportunity Grants; Past Successes and Future Uses
(As prepared for delivery)
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated our nation’s shortage of allied health care employees and profoundly harmed millions of vulnerable workers - especially women, mothers, and people of color.
March 10, 2021

These past few weeks have seen some truly remarkable, historic actions in the Congress. Today we will finalize the passage of the American Recovery Act. Last week the House passed the For the People Act to protect our democracy and expand voting rights. Yesterday, in response to the staggering and growing economic inequality in the U.S., in a no less historic action, the House passed the Protect the Right to Organize Act.