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December 19, 2019
This is indeed a sad day for our country. This is indeed a sad day for America, but it is a good day for our constitution. It is a sad day for our country because our President has defied our constitution, our rules, our requirements, and our expectations.
December 19, 2019

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.

December 16, 2019

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.

December 12, 2019

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.

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December 11, 2019
Statement in Support of H.R. 3,
the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Madam Speaker- Healthcare is a right and never should be about extreme profits at the expense of patients and taxpayers. The cost of prescription medications has climbed exponentially over the past several years, and something needs to be done about it. Some analysts have reported that about half of all Americans take a prescription drug.
December 6, 2019

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11) led 100 House Democrats including myself in introducing the Protect SNAP Act, legislation to prevent the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing stricter work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

December 6, 2019
  • Today, the House passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act by a vote of 228-187. I was an original co-sponsor of this critical bill which finally restores the full strength of the Voting Rights Act, after the disastrous 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v.
December 5, 2019
In Strong Opposition to the Trump Administration's Proposal to Increase Hunger and Food Insecurity
I am alarmed and outraged by the Trump Administration's decision to increase hunger and food insecurity for millions of Americans. Governments should strengthen their people, assist the vulnerable, and improve well-being.
November 27, 2019

The House has passed MORE THAN 275 BIPARTISAN BILLS this Congress that are stuck in the Senate, where Mitch McConnell refuses to bring them for a vote.

This includes bipartisan legislation to:

November 26, 2019

Bill seeks to return $26 billion in unclaimed bonds to people

WASHINGTON—Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL), along with Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS), William Timmons (R-SC) and Ben McAdams (D-UT), introduced the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2019 today. The legislation would require the U.S. Treasury Department to transfer all records and ownership of unclaimed, matured savings bonds to states to find the rightful owners and heirs of the bonds. The bipartisan legislation currently has seven total cosponsors.