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.
— Susan Davis
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.
In my district, El Paso, Fort Bliss, we are still searching for Private Richard Halliday.
These events at Fort Hood have been incredibly tragic, and there are many families who are still grieving...
I think we always hate for tragedies to trigger, you know, something that we study but we don't do anything about.
I am taken aback as well by the language that you are developing in maturing the plan
We just need to hear better what the hell is going on so that we can exercise our oversight
The level of detail that we are getting here is just not acceptable for us to exercise our oversight
One of the best but least known components of a good absentee ballot system is ballot tracking.
I hope we are better than that. But I worry that as we continue to come back that is not always the case.
I express as well as my colleagues condolences to the family of Specialist Guillen, and others.
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.
Do you believe that other countries, our various adversaries around the world, are interested in taking advantage of divisions and unrest in our country?
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.
I learned very early in my Marine training that there are two types of courage: physical and moral.
For weeks, people across the country have been protesting in the streets, demanding justice for George Floyd, for Breonna Taylor, and for a countless number of people killed by police. Sadly, incidents like these are something that our…
What we are trying to do is send a strong demand signal that we want domestic production.
I want to thank you, Madam Under Secretary Lord, very much because I know that you have been working 24/7 at this, and we all greatly appreciate that.
Few people can afford the time or money to dedicate weeks or months to a pre-apprenticeship program without income to support themselves and their families.
There was a United States senator once from Illinois named Barack Obama who got into the SAFETEA-LU Bill that you could use a half a percent of your SAFETEA-LU money to build the road construction work force of the future, women, people of…