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Danny Davis: “I rise in strong opposition and can never vote for this big, bad, inhumane, and ugly bill because it will wreck…”

On the recordJuly 2, 2025
I rise in strong opposition and can never vote for this big, bad, inhumane, and ugly bill because it will wreck healthcare delivery. It takes food from hungry children. It sentences seniors to early deaths. It eliminates jobs and destabilizes our economy just to give the superrich and wealthy more influence, more power, and more wealth. It takes from the poor, from the disabled, from the sick, from the hungry, and gives to the wealthy. This bill is cruel. It is immoral. It is a crime about to happen. It is draconian. It is dangerous. It is criminal. If you want to stop crime, vote ``no,'' as I will.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Opposing a bill perceived to harm healthcare and social welfare during a congressional debate.

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