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Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement new Sickle Cell Iniative

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.

According to a report in the New York Times “The Education Department is considering whether to allow states to use federal funding to purchase guns for educators, according to multiple people with knowledge of the plan.”

I rise to pay tribute to Mr. Robert (Bob) Vondrasek the most dedicated, committed and most loyal Saul-Alinsky-trained organizer that I have ever known. Bob came to the South Austin Community during a time of great turbulence. The community was in the throes of a great transition from being 80% white to becoming 80% Black within a ten-year period of time. Block busting, panic peddling, redlining, disinvestment and all manner of malfeasance were taking place. Police brutality and other forms of law enforcement misconduct were rampant.

Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) released 10 must-do policies that would help address issues hurting both communities of color and rural communities. If Democrats take back the House next Congress, CBC would insist that they pass these policies within the first 100 days.

Among the policies included are those that would restore the Voting Rights Act, reform the criminal justice system, reinforce the Affordable Care Act, expand economic opportunity, and empower workers.

1. Restore the Voting Rights Act

Congressman Danny K. Davis today enthusiastically endorsed the Congressional Progressive Caucus 2019 Budget. The budget offers states the ability to transition to single-payer health care systems and improves the Affordable Care Act while protecting Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. It lowers costs of prescription drugs and expands access to mental health care and treatment for opioid and heroin addiction. It repeals excise tax on high-priced health care plans for workers and replaces those plans with public option.