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Reps. Davis, Moore, Moore, Feenstra, Bacon, Kamlager-Dove, and Aderholt Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Help Children Find Permanent Families via Adoption
April 10, 2025
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Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, April 10, 2025, Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Blake Moore (R-UT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and Robert Aderholt (R-AL) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2025. The legislation would help children find permanent, loving families by removing income as a barrier to adoption. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will introduce companion legislation in the Senate. The Adoption Tax Credit helps families offset some of the costs of adoption, especially for children with special needs. Currently, the tax credit disadvantages low- and middle-income families, in particular families with annual incomes between $30,000 to $50,000. Thus, the credit inadvertently creates barriers to permanency for a substantial number of families. During the Great Recession, Congress allowed families to receive the Adoption Tax Credit if the credit exceeded their tax liability recognizing that the economic hardship could prevent families from adopting or exact a heavy financial toll from families choosing adoption. The Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2025 would again make this credit refundable to remove income as a barrier to adoption to help more children join permanent, loving families.
Issues:Tax Reform
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Davis, Bonamici, Moore, Plaskett, Horsford Champion Bill to Increase Guaranteed Child Care Funding while GOP Plans to Cut Federal Child Care Dollars
April 3, 2025
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Representative Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI), Representative Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), and Representative Steven Horsford (D-NV) announced the introduction of the Building Child Care for a Better Future Act (H.R. 2595) to dramatically increase guaranteed child care funding to address child care needs and create grants to enhance child care workforce, supply, quality, and access. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren will introduce companion legislation in the Senate. The need to rebuild a stronger, more robust and more equitable child care system is more important than ever as working families across America struggle to access affordable, quality child care. Alarmingly, Republicans are threatening to eliminate child care for 40,000 children to pay for their massive tax giveaways for the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Additionally, the mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including the offices at the Administration for Children and Families that administer child care and Head Start programs, will make child care even less accessible and affordable, as well as less safe. The long-term solutions in this bill complement the other Democratic bills that address the immediate child care cliff created by Republican inaction.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
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Reps. Davis and Fitzpatrick Push for Long-Needed Update to Supplemental Security Income Program
April 1, 2025
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Today, U.S. Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act to reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which has not been updated in 40 years. Currently, the program unfairly punishes lower-income seniors and people with disabilities for saving responsibly for emergencies or their futures. A companion to this bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), alongside Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR). Right now, individuals with a disability or those aged 65 and older are only eligible for Supplemental Security Income if they have under $2,000 in assets. SSI’s marriage penalty restricts married couples to a total of $3,000 in financial resources to remain eligible. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would update SSI’s asset limits for the first time since the 1980s to allow millions of Americans with disabilities to marry, work, earn, and save money without putting the benefits they rely on to live at risk.
Issues:Social Security
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Reps. Davis, Chu, Moore, Evans, Gomez, and Thompson Champion Bill to Prevent Intentional Misuse of Cash Assistance Intended for Poor Children and Families
March 25, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced H.R. 2108, the TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act, which would give the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the statutory authority it needs to prevent, monitor, and penalize the intentional misuse of federal funds by contractors and other subrecipient grantees of the $16.5 billion TANF block grant. HHS is prohibited by law from issuing regulations to monitor TANF contractors and subgrant recipients and ensure that they are penalized, even for egregious misuse like what occurred recently in Mississippi. The TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act gives the HHS Secretary the ability to establish a formal system to closely monitor the use of TANF funds, ensures consistent data reporting to identify misuse, and creates a TANF Program Integrity Unit to carry out grantee monitoring. The bill would also impose a new penalty for intentional misuse of funds where the state must spend at least an equivalent amount of the misused funds in the form of cash assistance directly to families who are very low income.
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Statement from Congressman Danny K. Davis on White House Meeting with President Zelensky
February 28, 2025
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Statement from Congressman Danny K. Davis on 

White House Meeting with President Zelensky

Chicago, IL – Congressman Danny K. Davis issued the following statement in response to the White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

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CONGRESSMAN DANNY K. DAVIS SUPPORTS HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ DEFENSE OF THE CFPB AND AMERICAN CONSUMERS
February 28, 2025
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CONGRESSMAN DANNY K. DAVIS SUPPORTS HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ DEFENSE OF THE CFPB AND AMERICAN CONSUMERS

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today reaffirmed his strong support for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and joined his Democratic colleagues in pushing back against Republican-led efforts to dismantle the agency that protects American consumers.

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Davis Advocates Passage of His Bipartisan Child Welfare with Rep. LaHood
Congressman Danny K. Davis Denounces Harmful Budget Cuts Favoring the Wealthy at the Expense of Essential Services
February 26, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today strongly condemned the passage of the House Republican budget, which enacts substantial tax cuts favoring the affluent while imposing severe reductions on critical programs. The budget, narrowly approved by a 217-215 vote, proposes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade, disproportionately benefiting high-income individuals.

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Congressman Danny K. Davis Stands with Democratic Leaders at National Rally Opposing President Trump’s Harmful Policies
February 7, 2025
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Congressman Danny K. Davis Stands with Democratic Leaders at National Rally Opposing President Trump’s Harmful Policies

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) joined fellow Democratic lawmakers, activists, and community leaders in a powerful show of unity at today’s national rally in opposition to President Donald Trump’s latest policies, which threaten democracy, economic justice, and fundamental human rights.

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Congressman Danny K. Davis Condemns Efforts to Eliminate USAID, Criticizes Elon Musk and the Trump Administration’s Push to Dismantle Global Aid
February 3, 2025
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Chicago, IL – Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today expressed strong opposition to efforts by the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—a move that threatens critical humanitarian and economic assistance programs around the world.

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Congressman Danny K. Davis, Westside Black Elected Officials, and Community Leaders Denounce Donald Trump’s Economic Policies That Harm Black Communities
January 31, 2025
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Chicago, IL – [Date] – Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-07), joined by Westside Black Elected Officials and community leaders, held a press conference today to condemn Donald Trump’s economic policies and financial decisions, which have disproportionately harmed African Americans and working-class families. The speakers emphasized the devastating impact of Trump’s administration, which prioritized corporate interests over everyday people, cutting vital programs and services that communities rely on.

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