Apr 16, 2025
Consumers are concerned about the inflationary effects of the tariffs hikes. They understand if prices rise, their real spending power will go down.
Susan Davis
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Susan A. Davis is a former U.S. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district, serving from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Davis focused on a range of issues during her tenure, including education, health care, and women's rights. She was known for her advocacy in promoting policies that support families and children, as well as her efforts to improve access to health care services.
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April 21, 2025
Trump has shown a willingness to pull the tariff guns out whenever something irritates him.
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by number of sources- I rise in support of the Skelton-Berman-Lowey amendment. Mr. Chairman, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted why Congress and the executive branch must do a better job of marshalling all elements of national power in support of U.S. goals abroad and ensure that future missions are not military-centric but joint interagency efforts. The creation of an interagency advisory panel required to make recommendations to each department is an excellent first step. As important as the creation of this new panel is, the coordination between the committees that we see here today is also critical. We know that part of the interagency problem is the rigid stovepipe structure found right here in this body. So while this amendment seeks to influence the executive branch, it will take reforms on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to have the type of interagency coordination we need to address the challenges of the 21st century. I applaud the sponsors of this bill, Chairman Skelton, Chairman Berman and Chairwoman Lowey. They deserve an enormous amount of credit for bringing this forward, and I urge all of my colleagues to support it.2 sources2008govinfo.gov
- I must regretfully rise in opposition to a bill which I believe has many good elements. I see the Head Start program, as my colleagues do, as a successful and long-standing effort to engage low-income children in the preparation for kindergarten, that we know is readily available and enjoyed by children from more financially secure families. In fact, I have two of my current staff members who are graduates of the Head Start program, and so I know that the program indeed does work. I am pleased to support the requirements for relevant training for staff members, but the problem is that we really have not done the job of providing loan forgiveness for those staff members. We really have not done the job of finding a way for them to get the professional development that they need. We have talked about the religious discrimination introduction into this bill, and that is a real problem. But let me just talk about another problem. We have targeted title II, and we have targeted that for a very good reason, because in reality the bill fails; it fails to secure guarantees and require that States not supplant State or other Federal funds with Head Start funds.2 sources2003govinfo.gov
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Mar 31, 2025
I think the thing that’s special right now is we actually believe there’s a chance to succeed, that there’s an administration that’s supportive and a great cabinet and just a great group that will actually make success a possible outcome.
Dec 10, 2020
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 242. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS Barragan (Beyer) Bera (Aguilar) Bonamici (Clark (MA)) Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries) Brownley (CA) (Clark…
Dec 8, 2020
I think we always hate for tragedies to trigger, you know, something that we study but we don't do anything about.
Dec 8, 2020
These events at Fort Hood have been incredibly tragic, and there are many families who are still grieving...
Dec 8, 2020
In my district, El Paso, Fort Bliss, we are still searching for Private Richard Halliday.
Dec 8, 2020
This will be my 20th and final NDAA. As I prepare to seek other challenges, I want to remind my colleagues of the incredible work that can get done with this legislation, especially when patience is required. Since joining the Armed…
Nov 19, 2020
I thank Chairman Scott for yielding and for being a strong partner over the years in recognizing the importance of investing in America's workforce development. While we look to the robust apprenticeship systems of Switzerland, the U.K…
Nov 19, 2020
I thank Mr. Scott for yielding me the additional time. We all talk a good game in wanting to build this economy and build opportunities for our constituents who do not want to pursue a 4-year degree, but we haven't put financial muscle and…
Sep 29, 2020
we just need to hear better what the hell is going on so that we can exercise our oversight
Sep 29, 2020
I am taken aback as well by the language that you are developing in maturing the plan
Sep 29, 2020
the level of detail that we are getting here is just not acceptable for us to exercise our oversight
Aug 27, 2020
one of the best but least known components of a good absentee ballot system is ballot tracking.
Jul 28, 2020
I express as well as my colleagues condolences to the family of Specialist Guillen, and others.
Jul 28, 2020
I hope we are better than that. But I worry that as we continue to come back that is not always the case.
Jul 22, 2020
With John Robert Lewis' passing, we lose and deeply mourn a great friend and mentor, and the world loses the most respected ``good trouble'' maker of our time. John's standing will only grow as his legacy endures. Mr. Speaker, every year…
Jul 16, 2020
we are in a national emergency here. We are not just talking about this because we think that, you know, maybe some people would like to do it this way.
Jul 8, 2020
your apology for the events of June 1st at St. John's Church was an act not just of contrition, and rightly so, but also an act of moral courage.
Jul 8, 2020
Do you believe that other countries, our various adversaries around the world, are interested in taking advantage of divisions and unrest in our country?
Jul 8, 2020
I learned very early in my Marine training that there are two types of courage: physical and moral.
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