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June 15, 2018

Congressman Danny K. Davis joined 120 House and Senate Democrats on an amicus brief submitted today in support of the New York state-led lawsuit seeking to stop the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Amicus Brief notes the Census Bureau has long recognized that any effort to ascertain citizenship will inevitably jeopardize the overall accuracy of the population count.

June 11, 2018

If you were denied Public Service Loan Forgiveness because some or all of your payments were under a the wrong repayment plan, you may qualify for a TEMPORARY opportunity that will fund the forgiveness. Congress just allocated $350 million for the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity to help public servants who would have qualified for Public Service Loan Forgiveness except that they were in the wrong plan. All the other requirements must be met (e.g., 120 on-time payments, direct loan, full-time employment, working for a qualified employer).

May 30, 2018

“Mr. Speaker, on roll call No. 216 I inadvertently voted ‘aye.’ I strongly oppose the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act and I intended my vote be recorded as ‘nay.'”

May 24, 2018
Ways & Means Full Committee Markup of HR 5861, "the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act"– May 23-24, 2018
This GOP bill does not address the problems with TANF in Illinois. Almost two-thirds of TANF recipients are children and millions of children live in poverty and receive nothing from TANF at all, yet the GOP bill fails to advance meaningful efforts to reduce child poverty.
Issues:Tax Reform
May 24, 2018
Ways & Means Committee Markup of HR 5861, "the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act"– May 23, 2018
Issues:Tax Reform
May 24, 2018
Ways & Means Committee Markup of HR 5861, "the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act"– May 23, 2018
Issues:Tax Reform
May 22, 2018
Ways & Means Committee Markup of HR 5861, "the Jobs and Opportunity with benefits and Services for Success Act" – May 23-24, 2018
Issues:Tax Reform
May 22, 2018
Ways & Means Committee Markup of HR 5861, "the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act"– May 23, 2018
Issues:Tax Reform
May 18, 2018

Despite overwhelming public support, the Trump FCC voted to end Net Neutrality. I’m calling for a vote in the People’s House to Save The Internet. Yesterday, the Senate voted to Save The Internet. I’m proud to support similar Net Neutrality legislation here in the House. The fight for a free and open internet continues. The FCC took away a free and open Internet. Yesterday, the Senate are voted to Save The Internet. I’m supporting the same legislation here in the House that will bring Net Neutrality back.