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May 25, 2017

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) today introduced legislation to speed up the process of placing children with foster families in other states.

May 24, 2017

The Congressional Budget Office today released an updated score on the Republican “repeal and replace” health care bill. The results are no surprise to anyone who has been following the debate. The aim of the bill remains the same: raid the Medicaid budget for a huge, inefficient tax cut for the wealthiest Americans.

Issues:Health Care
May 24, 2017

· Please join my House colleagues and I today for a "State of Child Care in America" hearing, discussing how to bring affordable quality care to all today May, 24, 2017 at 4pm (EST) talking to experts on Trump cuts to child care.

· The average annual cost of child care is approx $10k in US - unaffordable for most families who deserve better

May 17, 2017

Across America, nearly 5 million young people are “disconnected” – not working and not in school. In my congressional district in Chicago, almost 17,000 young people – 17 percent of youth between ages 16 and 24 – are not working or going to school.

May 11, 2017
I am here this morning with my colleagues from the Illinois delegation U.S.
May 4, 2017
Statement of Congressman Danny K. Davis
First of all, the Affordable Healthcare Act is the best thing that has happened to healthcare in the U.S. since the mid 1960’s when congress passed Medicare and Medicaid.
May 3, 2017

#BeforeTheACA, insurance companies discriminated against Americans with pre-existing conditions by refusing coverage or charging exorbitant amounts that effectively priced people out of the market:

May 3, 2017

#BeforeTheACA, insurance companies discriminated against Americans with pre-existing conditions by refusing coverage or charging exorbitant amounts that effectively priced people out of the market:

April 27, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in defense of the Legal Services Corporation whose existence is threatened by zeroing out its funding in the budget put forward by President Trump.