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““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). |
Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Chair of the Worker and Family Support Subcommittee on the Committee on Ways and Means and Congressman Paul A. Gosar (AZ-04) yesterday introduced the Inventor Rights Act of 2019 today in the Untied States House of Representatives.
I believe the facts and findings concerning President Donald J. Trump’s willful and dangerous violations of the United States Constitution, his actions undermining of safety and security of our nation and his actions undercutting our democracy as set forth below based on reports of the relevant Congressional committees are largely uncontested and that the procedures of the relevant Congressional committees which have investigated the President’s actions to have been eminently fair and transparent.
Rep. Davis along with Senators Durbin and Duckworth and Representatives Schakowsky, Rush, Quigley and Kelly have requested funding for 2020 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify long term solutions to the problem of lake shore erosion. A copy of the letter to the Corps can be found below.
