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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.
Yesterday a reporter asked me to comment on whether Speaker Boehner will be able to make his mark in the next Congress, with the largest House majority for his party since 1929. My thoughts: stand and deliver. If the Speaker wants to work…
Davis, Hon. Susan A., a Representative from California, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
The recent revelations of corruption and scandal at the VA have cast a dark cloud over a Department that should be held to the highest possible standard. We cannot forget the cost of war does not stop when the last bullets are fired. We…
Right now students all over America are enjoying their much-earned summer vacation. We all know the enormous pressures today's youth face, and it hardly seems they get a chance to breathe anymore. Yet students all across the country are…
Last week, we learned that employers added 1.4 million jobs in the first 6 months of this year. That is the strongest 6 months for growth since 2006, and it is great news for many American families, but there is more we can and that we…
With the stroke of a pen, President Obama will extend workplace protections to 14 million LGBT Federal contractors. Thankfully, LGBT San Diegans are already protected by State law, but this is not the case for all Americans. I applaud the…
There has never been any question that Tony Gwynn was a great hitter, but probably the second most talked about aspect of Tony Gwynn was his laugh. On Monday, we lost a great leader both on and off the field. Tony Gwynn passed…
Last week, on June 6, I had the honor of attending the 70th anniversary of the D-day invasion in France. What a humbling experience it was to be there. Countless graves marked the landscape where over 6,000 U.S. soldiers fought and died at…
This week, the White House hosted high school students from across the country for its 2014 Science Fair. San Diego high school student Eric Chen was among the attendees and was praised by President Obama for his award-winning research…
First, I certainly want to thank Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah, and, of course, the committee for putting together a strong bill in what we all know has become an increasingly tough environment for appropriations bills. This year's…
In addition, the restoration of the 1 percent COLA reduction that was in the budget agreement and restored earlier this year left the Department with an additional hole of $500 million for fiscal year 2015, and these savings will need to…
I want to thank Mr. Wilson and the committee staff for working in a bipartisan manner to develop this bill. The Buck McKeon NDAA continues the committee's focus on sexual assault and includes such provisions as requiring the judicial panel…
Last night, Republicans and Democrats on our House Armed Services Committee came together to pass a defense bill that all of us--I mean all of us--all of us on the committee could support. That is something remarkable, considering what is…
How can we talk about that in a way that really makes sense to everybody and certainly to the country as a whole?
I think we have to, as a country, commit to having the best educated workforce in the world.
Do we want more children to have access to high-quality early learning or less?
The Ryan budget... really cuts off the opportunities, the very opportunities that businesses are asking us...
The proposals being put forth are even more extensive than just military health care.
It has been several years since we had the beneficiary organizations before the subcommittee.
The other week, I met with leaders of the San Diego medical research community, who had a unified message: we need to end the cuts in research that have slowed medical innovation for the last decade. I am proud to be leading the bipartisan…
Women's History Month is a time for us to reflect on what women have done for America and what America can do for its women. If we really look at the history of women in this country, we see that they have done far more than we give them…
We know that you are going to suspend your statements, I understand, but I am certain that we will cover many, many of those issues as we ask questions looking at how the proposed budget changes that are being sought would impact our…
I have seen some extraordinary examples of charter schools, but I also question the extent to which they really influence other schools in the area.
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