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The American economy is not working for most Americans. While corporations and the wealthy continue to capture the rewards of a growing economy — working families and middle-class Americans are being left behind. From 1980 to 2017, average incomes for the bottom 90 percent of households increased just 1.1 percent, while average incomes for the wealthiest 1 percent increased more than 184 percent. This inequality is not a natural product of a functioning economy.
Facts matter, the truth matters. But not with this President. Look as what he has done, not what he said at tonight’s State of the Union address.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee John B. Larson (CT-01), Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (MA-01), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (IL-07) led a letter to the Commissioner of Social Security, Andrew Saul, to oppose the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to cut Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. The letter was signed by 124 Members of Congress.
Today, Congressman Danny K. Davis released the following statement regarding a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule that would allow federal funds to be used to discriminate against certain populations:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. French Hill (R-AR), and Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) introduced landmark legislation to strengthen successful reentry and economic growth by restoring Pell Grant eligibility for the incarcerated.
““The expected Virginia vote on the ERA is historic and long, long past due. I look forward to taking appropriate votes in the near future to convert this long struggle into Constitutional law. Then comes the real test: making these words into a reality in every phase of American life. That struggle remains central to our democracy.”
Today, I rise in strong support of this resolution reasserting the primacy of the Congress in the power to wage war.
In our democracy, under our Constitution, we do not give the awful power to wage war to one individual because the history of nations has taught us the dangers of concentrating such power in a single hand.
The costs of war are so enormous, the resulting consequences to our nation are so immense, that since the founding of our nation we have determined that only the collective, reasoned judgement of our elected representatives should have that power.
The Administration’s January 2, 2020 rash, provocative drone strike at the Baghdad airport which killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was taken without Congressional authorization or consultation and represents a reckless escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran and threatens to inflame conflict across the Middle East. The erratic statements and actions of the Administration has escalated U.S. - Iranian relations into a cycle of conflict with the potential to spiral rapidly out of control.
Congressman Lewis continues to face every aspect of life, every challenge, with equanimity, optimism and without fear. He has my love, my profound respect and every ounce of spiritual support I can summon.
WASHINGTON, DC –Top Democrats overseeing Social Security policy in the House and Senate recently called on the Social Security Administration to extend the comment period on a rule that would increase the frequency of so-called continuing disability reviews (CDR), a process that can be difficult for Americans with disabilities to navigate and may threaten their access to earned benefits, including Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). |