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“Just last week, the House voted overwhelmingly to make the Mueller report public. Now that the report has been submitted to the Attorney General, the full report must be given to Congress and made public for the American people to review,” said Congressman Davis. “We now know that Russian aggression displayed during the election directly targeted the African American Community. I want to be hopeful that the Attorney General will show his allegiance to the American people now that he is sworn in, but I am very concerned. This will be a historic test for him.
The #SaveTheNet Act is clear and commonsense:
- Restore #NetNeutrality
- Empower the FCC to stop abusive corporate practices online
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I’m proud to cosponsor this bill to restore the free and open internet!
Lewis, Davis Seek Info on HHS Waiver to
Permit Discrimination Against Prospective Foster Parents
March 21, 2019
Today, Rep. Davis joined nearly 240 other Members of Congress in proudly introducing the Equality Act of 2019. This historic legislation says, unequivocally, that LGBTQ Americans deserve the full protections guaranteed by the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans with regard to employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing, and public accommodations. |
This past week, the House passed this historic package of democracy and anti-corruption reforms to the Floor:
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ADVISORY: Reps. Norton, Davis to Host Congressional Caucus on Black Men & Boys Hearing Featuring 11 Mentoring Groups from Members’ Districts
Congressman Danny K. Davis joined a powerful bi-partisan statement in the House of Representatives with a historic vote to limit presidential overreach and help protect the constitutional balance of power between the White House and Congress. The vote to block President Trump’s emergency declaration at the southern border was an unprecedented congressional challenge to a president’s authority to invoke emergency powers and expropriate the Congressional power of the purse. Davis insisted that "There is no emergency at the border.
The Board of Parents as Teachers (https://parentsasteachers.org/) will present Rep. Danny K. Davis a lifetime achievement award for his steadfast support of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) which provides pregnant women and families, particularly those considered at-risk, necessary resources and skills to raise children who are physically, socially, and emotionally healthy and ready to learn. In the most recent fiscal year Chicago was funded $8,744,850.
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Danny K. Davis voted to pass the historic Natural Resources Management Act, a bipartisan conservation and public lands package that includes permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and designates approximately 1.3 million acres of wilderness, 693,000 acres of recreation and conservation areas, and two mineral withdrawal areas totaling 370,000 acres, protecting nearly 2.4 million acres of public lands in total from future mining operations.