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May 22, 2019
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Danny Davis (D-IL-07) today called for increased support, workforce training, and services for children who have experienced trauma after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study they requested revealed that states face challenges in identifying and supporting children who experience trauma. Next month, Durbin and Davis will introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation thatseeks to address the challenges in today's studyand will build off sweeping federal legislation they passed in 2018 to help children who are exposed to trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
May 22, 2019

For Immediate Release

May 22, 2019

Contact: Joe LaPaille (Durbin), 202-224-7115

Ira Cohen (Davis), 202-805-1615

DURBIN, DAVIS CALL FOR INCREASED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN TRAUMATIZED BY VIOLENCE FOLLOWING GAO REPORT FINDINGS

May 21, 2019
Tomorrow the House will consider the Consumers First Act (HR1500). Rep. Davis today repeated his strong support for Consumer Rights and spoke out forcefully in favor of this critical legislation.
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May 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA), and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K.

May 17, 2019
Today, Rep. Davis voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law.
May 8, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC –Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today released the following joint statement on the U.S.

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May 6, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC –Top Democrat Committee leaders in the House and Senate today called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to withdraw a proposed rule, “Removing Inability to Communicate in English as an Education Category.” House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B.

May 1, 2019

Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight my hopes for any transportation and infrastructure package.

April 30, 2019

Fairness and equality are core American values. The Supreme Court recognized this when it affirmed marriage equality. But even after this decision, it is still true in most states that a gay person can get married on Saturday, post photos of their wedding on Facebook on Sunday, and then get fired on Monday for no reason other than the fact they’re gay.