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September 8, 2017
The Congress sent the President legislation today preventing a government shutdown by lifting the debt ceiling and adopting a continuing resolution funding the government into December. Attached to the bill was initial funding for individuals and small businesses impacted by hurricane Harvey. It is understood that there will be a need for additional aid for hurricane victims all along the Gulf coast due to Harvey, Irma and potentially other severe storms which may make landfall in the U.S.
August 12, 2017

As most Americans watched in disbelief and outrage ultra right
wingers, white nationalists, self proclaimed KKK members and Nazis
rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia to assert their re-emergence as a
legitimate force in U.S. social and political life and an integral
part of the Trump coalition. The President condemned the violence and
“hatred on both sides” but refused to disavow organizations such as
the KKK and the Nazi party or the slogans and ideology of those who

August 9, 2017

Congressman Danny K. Davis joined with other members of Congress in a letter to Secretary of State Tillerson regarding the escallating situation in Korea

Dear Secretary Tillerson,

August 7, 2017

Everyone in America is likely an immigrant, the direct descendent of immigrants, the direct descendent of men and women abducted, transported and forced into slavery or a descendant of Native Americans who originally inhabited this land more than 12,000 years ago.

July 28, 2017

Washington, D.C.- On July 28, 2017, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-CA) introduced the Home Visiting Works Act of 2017 to support children and families by doubling federal funding for evidence-based home visiting.

July 26, 2017
President Trump's arbitrary announcement that he is banning transgender people from serving in any capacity in our armed forces comes on the 69th anniversary of President Harry Truman's executive order desegregating the military, in which he declared "equal treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services." This is a giant, dangerous step backwards for all Americans.
July 25, 2017

Next Wednesday's (7/26) trauma-informed care briefing will be live streamed here: https://youtu.be/Ih923y_b-z0

The Need to Address Childhood Trauma: Implications for Child Welfare and Education

Honorary Co-Hosts:

Representative Danny K. Davis (IL-7) and the

Congressional Foster Youth Caucus

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 10:30-11:30AM

HVC 200, Congressional Visitor’s Center

July 25, 2017

On July 25, 2017, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL),
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Congressman Gerald E. Connolly
(D-VA), and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) introduced the
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017 to develop evidence-based policies
to cut child poverty by half in 10 years.

Far more children in the U.S. grow up and remain trapped in poverty
compared to other industrialized countries. In America, approximately
20 percent of our children – or 14.7 million – live below the poverty

July 14, 2017

August 8, 2017 -- 7:00 p.m.

Bellwood Town Hall Meeting -- Bellwood Village Hall, 3200 Washington, Bellwood

August 10, 2017 -- 7:00 p.m.

Berwyn Town Hall Meeting -- Berwyn Village Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn

August 14, 2017 - 7:00 p.m.

Maywood Town Hall Meeting -- Maywood Council Chambers, 125 South 5th, Maywood

August 16, 2017 -- 7:00 p.m.

Berkeley/Hillside Town Hall Meeting -- Berkeley Village Hall, 5819, Electric Avenue, Berkeley

August 19, 2017 -- 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.

July 14, 2017
Congressman Danny K. Davis strongly reitereated his long-time support for Net Neutrality. In a statement Davis noted:
Net Neutrality has been and continues to be a central guiding principle for the operation of the Internet. It is not just about the technology of the internet, it is the application of the First Amendment of our Constitution to communication via speech and informaton sharing using modern technology.