Danny Davis: “there is not one Congressional District in our nation that will benefit from this Appropriations bill. I definitely know…”

“there is not one Congressional District in our nation that will benefit from this Appropriations bill. I definitely know that my district will dramatically feel the effects of the cuts and the level funding for education, health care, and energy cost. Some of the best programs Congress has embraced and funded in the past suddenly seem to no longer be a priority. Our young people who are in desperate situations will face dramatic cuts in the education provided to them. Low-income children attending Title I schools, children with disabilities, and young people trying to obtain a college education are facing the most critical budget cuts under education. Combined these students will lose over $1.6 billion-- and this is not even including the $8 billion that is missing from Child Left Behind Act 2004 funding target. We are allowing an extra burden to be put on deficit stricken states, local school districts, communities, and working class families that are already trying to make ends meet in our sluggish economy. The no increase in funding and cuts extend into our health care system. In my District, I have 25 hospitals, four of which are teaching hospitals. Like in many of the hospitals in other districts, the ones in my district are already feeling the effects from the fiscal crisis facing Illinois.”