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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.

November 25, 2019

House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01), House Appropriations Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K.

November 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Comcast Corp. V. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAOM), a Trump-backed lawsuit that threatens to roll back the clock on civil rights protections in contracting.

November 7, 2019

Business Roundtable Focusing on Opportunity Zones and Other Issues Townhall

Monday, November 25, 2019 6:00 p.m.Sankofa Cultural Arts and Business Center5820 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60651

Congressional Grants Workshop 101 Townhall

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Westside Learning Center, 4624 West Madison, Chicago, Illinois 60612

Education Townhall

Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.New Galilee Baptist Church431 North Laramie, Chicago, Illinois 60644

November 5, 2019

Washington Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis, and Ranking Member Jackie Walorskitoday introduced the Family First Transition Act (HR4980) to help states transform their child welfare systems and keep more children safely at home, instead of placing them in foster care. This legislation will provide states with the tools to successfully implement the Family First Prevention Services Act which became law last year.