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On June 28th, the President’s newly-formed “Commission on Election Integrity” (i.e., the voter fraud commission) sent a request to states for voter information including names, addresses, dates of birth, and last four digits of Social Security numbers. Beyond wholesale concerns with the Commission’s charge to investigate voter fraud in a manner that will likely lead to more voter suppression efforts, the Commission’s request presents massive privacy and security concerns.
“The CBO score of the Senate version of Trumpcare released today confirms that there is no significant difference between this bill and the House bill. This nonpartisan analysis found that 15 million more Americans will become uninsured within a year and that number would reach 22 million within a decade. As the bill has become public additional troubling concerns have begun to surface reflecting the secretive genesis of the legislation including concerns that small businesses may be severely impacted due to new rules for state regulations.
Washington, D.C.- June 8, 2017, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) released the following statement after House Republicans introduced a bill to finance continuation of the early childhood home visiting program by cutting off basic income support for elderly and disabled individuals.
The President’s budget for 2018 will leave millions of Americans behind. It makes dramatic cuts to programs that support families struggling to make ends meet, and it cuts investments critical for a strong economic future. While the threat this budget poses to American families and our economy is clear, the rest of it is not so defined. This budget relies on absurd economic growth projections, double-counts savings, hides anticipated new costs, and fails to provide any details on massive funding reductions and tax cuts.
Published in The Hill, May 25, 2017