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Only 39% of Americans have enough savings to cover an emergency costing $1,000. The median savings of workers earning the median income of $54,000 in my Congressional District is only around $2,000. The median savings of women is $2,000. The median savings of African Americans is $1,000 and of Latinos is $1,500. Yet this bill bestows tremendous tax benefits on the wealthy who can stockpile tens of thousands of dollars in multiple savings accounts, leaving the working class out in the cold.
Only 39% of Americans have enough savings to cover an emergency costing $1,000. The median savings of workers earning the median income of $54,000 in my Congressional District is only around $2,000. The median savings of women is $2,000. The median savings of African Americans is $1,000 and of Latinos is $1,500. Yet this bill bestows tremendous tax benefits on the wealthy who can stockpile tens of thousands of dollars in multiple savings accounts, leaving the working class out in the cold.
Today, Representative Danny K. Davis (IL07) joined Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Norma Torres (CA-35), a total of 118 House Democrats – including 16 full committee Ranking Members – in a letter calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse his decision declaring domestic violence, gang violence and gender-based violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum in the United States.
Congressman Danny K. Davis joined Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Senator Ed J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 102 other members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent repeal of net neutrality protections.