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December 19, 2008
of Changes in Federal Employee Health Benefits
Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL07), in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today issued the following statement expressing his satisfaction with the agreement reached between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associations (BCBS) Federal Employee Health Program (FEP) over proposed changes in benefits for 2009.
CongressmanDanny K. Davis (D-IL07) announced today that he has been nominated formembership on the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives.. This is a very selective committee of twenty-sixMajority members and fifteen Minority members.
Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL07) today issued the following statement:
I am seriously disappointed and saddened by the allegations and quotations contained in the Criminal Complaint released by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald this morning. These allegations suggest corruption and criminal activity in the office of the Governor on a massive scale. In a state still rocked by the convictions of Governors George Ryan, Dan Walker and Otto Kerner, this document suggests wrongdoing on a scale never before seen.
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Washington,D.C.- Congressman Danny K. Davis(D-IL) last week led a request by 18 Members of Congress to Secretary of theTreasury Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to ensure protectionsfor students in any plan to use federal dollars to support for-profit lendersof non-federal student loans. As aMember of the Committee on Education and Labor, Davis is active in education policy. CongressmanDavis and his colleagues from the House of Representatives made clear that theystrongly support helping low-income students access higer education during thiseconomic crisis.