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Improving the Ability of Middle Class Families to Adopt and Care for their Children
November 14, 2017
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Testimony of Congressman Danny K. Davis in Support of

the Davis-DelBene-Lewis-Thompson Amendment

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Davis Amendment on New Markets Tax Credit
November 14, 2017
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Summary of D. Davis (IL), Sewell (AL), Lewis (GA), and Thompson (CA) Amendment to

Rules Committee Print 115-39,

H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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Davis-Schakowsky Amendment Creating the Patriot Employer Credit
November 14, 2017
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Testimony of Congressman Danny K. Davis in Support of

the Davis-Schakowsky Amendment

Creating the Patriot Employer Credit to

Encourage Companies to Invest in American Workers

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Davis Statement on Ways and Means Committee Passed Tax Bill
November 9, 2017
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The Trump/Ryan House tax bill violates every common principle of fairness and leadership. This bill takes hundreds of billions of dollars from hard-working, struggling families to line the pockets of corporate special interests and the most privileged, secure elite. Real families lose under this bill.
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House Ways and Means Committee Tax Reform Markup
November 8, 2017
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Currently, our law allows individuals to deduct qualified medical expenses that exceed 10 percent of a person's adjusted gross income for the year. H.R. 1 would repeal that itemized deduction come next year. The cost to repeal the medical expense deduction would be about $10 billion per year. Before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), there were 10 million households that claimed medical expense deduction. Also, prior to ACA 60% of all bankruptcies were attributed to medical expenses by Americans.
Issues:Tax Reform
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Ways and Means Tax Reform Hearing
November 8, 2017
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Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement in support of Chu-Davis Amendment to Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (as prepared)
Issues:Tax Reform
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Ways and Means Tax Reform Hearing
November 7, 2017
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Statement on Amendment Restoring the Adoption Tax Credit, Exclusions for Employer Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance Programs, and Expanding the Child Care Tax Credit to Strengthen Families
Issues:Defense & National SecurityEconomy and JobsTax Reform
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Temporary Protected Status
November 7, 2017
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· On May 24, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) re-designated Haiti for 6 months of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), rather than the full 18 months requested by the Government of Haiti, Haiti experts in the United States, the Congressional Black Caucus, and others.

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Members Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Sugar Policy Modernization Act
November 7, 2017
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Members Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Sugar Policy Modernization Act

Issues:Economy and Jobs
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How the GOP/Trump Tax Bill Rips Off the Poor to Enrich the Wealthy.
November 7, 2017
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OVERVIEW
The 429 page bill is a massive and complex piece of legislation. Because it was developed in secrecy and has had no mark-ups or public input it will certainly undergo many changes as the public begins to appreciate the impact and as lobbyists go to work. It is not clear if the House and the Senate can come together on a unified bill to become law.
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