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July 29, 2020
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B.
Issues:Social SecurityCOVID-19
July 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B.
Issues:Social SecurityCOVID-19
July 27, 2020
Statement of Congressman Danny K. Davis on S2163 Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act – Representative Frederika Wilson
Many factors have contributed to the fact that many African American Males, men and boys, have been hampered and seriously challenged in their efforts to keep pace with other components of society.
Slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination, poor schools, lack of opportunity, social conditions in their neighborhoods, in essence systemic racism. I and others have worked on these issues for many years.
July 23, 2020
This month we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush.
According to the U.S. Census, more than 55 million people – 1 in 5 Americans – had at least one disability. This includes people with physical, sensory, learning, cognitive and other barriers to everyday living.
July 23, 2020
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Contact: Rotimi Adeoye, 202-256-6655, Rotimi.Adeoye@mail.house.gov
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Kildee, Pelosi, Neal, Davis to Hold Press Conference Friday Urging Republicans to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Issues:COVID-19
July 23, 2020
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Contact: Rotimi Adeoye, 202-256-6655, Rotimi.Adeoye@mail.house.gov
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Kildee, Pelosi, Neal, Davis to Hold Press Conference Friday Urging Republicans to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Issues:COVID-19
July 23, 2020
Tri-Caucus Leaders Urge Senate Leaders to Include Child Care Assistance in Next COVID-19 Package
July 22, 2020
I want to thank the National Employment Law Project, Moms Rising, Move On, and the Center for Popular Democracy for gathering us today.
These past months have demonstrated with unblinking clarity the impact of systemic racism on every aspect of our society. We cannot mince words. A Republican failure to continue the $600-a-week federal unemployment supplement would represent a racially-discriminatory action.
July 20, 2020
Intercity passenger rail is currently the only major type of transportation without a dedicated funding stream