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July 30, 2020

Washington, DC - Rep. Davis delivered the following floor statement in support of an amenderment to increase Sickle Cell Funding.

Mr. Speaker,

I want to thank Rep. Michael Burgess who has been my bipartisan partner in this effort to continue helping tens of thousands of Americans who suffer from this dreadful disease and for all his support and dedication to this important issue.

• This week, the House will begin consideration of a second Minibus, H.R. 7617, FY 2021 Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus. This package includes the following six appropriations bills: Defense; Commerce-Justice-Science; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government; Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD.

Events of the past few months have shown the need for policies to strengthen child well-being as thousands of youth across America marched and demonstrated as they challenged our systems of social, educational and economic justice.

Child care powers both family economic well-being and our national economic growth. Prior to the pandemic, federal funding only provided child care for one in six eligible children. And parents in communities weighed down by poverty and systemic racism experienced a shortage of high-quality, affordable child care.