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Act to Reduce Child Poverty Rates

Co-Sponsor the Child Poverty Reduction Act

Supported by over 250 Organizations

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that one-fifth of children lived in poverty in 2014.

Current co-sponsors: D. Davis; Lee; Cummings; Connolly; Blumenauer; and Lawrence.

Dear Colleague:

Like all of Chicago, I was shocked and deeply saddened to read of the discovery of an infant’s body in the Garfield Park Lagoon. Any child who dies is a heartbreak but this extraordinarily horrific case tears deep at the heart of us all. Though we do not yet know the child’s identity, my heartfelt sympathies go out to the parents and family. The authorities are making every effort to determine the identity of the child and the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.

I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mrs. Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson. Rev. Jackson often spoke of his love, his appreciation and close relationship with his mother and my heart goes out to him and the entire Jackson and Burns families. Of course, Mrs. Jackson was, on her part, justly proud of her sons. In her family and her life she leaves a mighty legacy for all of America. The entire Jackson and Burns families are in my prayers in this time of bereavement.

Congressman Danny K. Davis Marks Women’s Equality Day

August 26, 2015

Today, Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-7) marked Women’s Equality Day in celebration of the adoption of the 19^th amendment 95 years ago by calling for an escalation of the struggle for full equality for women in every aspect of life.

Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-07) today issued the following statement reiterating his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear agreement reached between the P5+1 nations and Iran.

“This month marks the 70th anniversary of the nuclear age. The dangers of nuclear war remain very real but the path to contain the nuclear demon has not been easy. The Iran Nuclear Agreement is the latest attempt to reduce the nuclear danger and perhaps one of the most complex set of issues ever confronted in shaping an international agreement.”

Thursday, August 6, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm TOWN HALL MEETING (Oak Park, River Forest & Forest Park Residents) at Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison, Oak Park, IL.

Monday, August 10, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm BERWYN TOWN HALL MEETING at Berwyn Council Chambers, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm COMMUNITY AWARENESS TOWN HALL MEETING at Hermitage Park, 5838 S. Woods, Chicago

Monday, August 17, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm BELLWOOD TOWN HALL MEETING - Bellwood Village Hall, 3200 Washington, Bellwood

I strongly support consumers in their desire to know what is in their food and this bill is the best option to provide that information to the American consumer. The national standards created under H.R. 1599 will provide information to the public in an efficient, consistent, and comprehendible manner that is preferable to the inconsistency and confusion created by the states.

H.R. 3087, the Education Stability for Foster Youth Act

Congressman Danny K. Davis and Congresswoman Karen Bass