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Danny K. Davis is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 7th congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as consumer protection and social justice throughout his tenure. Davis has been an advocate for legislation aimed at addressing telemarketing fraud and ensuring honesty in sweepstakes, highlighting his commitment to protecting consumers.
I want to first of all simply commend and congratulate Chairman Hyde and Mr. Lantos on their leadership of the International Relations Committee. I also commend the gentleman from New Jersey for his introduction of this outstanding piece…
Later on this week, we are going to be considering the conference report on the PATRIOT Act. While I recognize that there has been some movement relative to some of the provisions that I found to be too onerous, I am afraid that it has not…
As we move towards the vote on budget reconciliation, I trust that the majority does not come back with the same old soup warmed over or the same old lemon with a new twist. Mr. Speaker, I hope that we will come back with something that…
I have been told that if all you do is cut, cut, cut, cut, all that you really get is blood, blood, blood, blood. I am afraid that the blood of the American people, the blood of the poor, the blood of the homeless, the blood of the hungry…
Of course Dusty Baker likes to come to my district to eat catfish at Wallace's Catfish Corner, so we look forward to that and hope that it would happen. I want to thank the gentleman for his remarks. It is my pleasure to yield as much time…
I would simply commend again the gentleman from New York for introducing this legislation. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I rise in tribute to Rosa Parks who passed away yesterday. A reporter called me last night and wanted to know what did Rosa Parks's life mean to me. I remembered that I was a young teenager, as a matter of fact, the same age as Emmett…
I do not profess to know everything that CAFTA is going to do, but I do know that when I wake up in the morning, my congressional district has lost more than 150,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs. I know that we make candy. We make a lot…
One of the great accomplishments of this legislation is the fact that it was able to bring labor and management together, to bring both sides to the table and have them agree. The gentleman from Indiana's amendment did not mention the fact…
Chicago used to be known as the Candy Capital of the World. Unfortunately, sugar makers, food processors, and other sugar users have been driven out of the city by high prices. Despite all of my other misgivings, I had hoped that CAFTA…
The next time you are in Chicago, I have just got to bring you by so that you can go and see the Chicago Lighthouse for yourself. And we will bring the gentleman from Ohio along with us.
On yesterday, I had the delightful experience of attending the very first meeting of the commission just established by the Governor of Illinois to look seriously at the whole question of prisoner re-entry, what to do with the 35,000…
During the recess, I was privileged to visit the country of Sri Lanka where there exists tension and sometimes open warfare between the government and the Tamilians. Fortunately, partially as a result of the tsunami, there is a cease fire…
A large number of people are on the Hill this week from ACORN, one of the most effective grass-roots community organizations in America. The group I just met with told me one thing. They said, Tell the President if it ain't broke, don't…
I was saddened earlier to learn of the passing of Mr. Milton Davis, the former chairman and president of Shorebank. Shorebank is one of the most innovative, creative community financing operations in the Nation. Milton Davis was a pioneer…
I simply want to indicate that Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee were as much a part of being activists as they were being actors, and I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop) for giving us all the opportunity to share in his life…
During the period when we were away, the Nation lost one of my favorite people, Father Ignatius McDermott, better known as Father Mac. Father Mac was a Catholic priest who, when Chicago had an area known as Skid Row, used to walk among the…
I can agree that there can be disagreements and there can be examination of practices, but the Boy Scouts of America have been one of the most prolific organizations in the development of boys into men that I know about in this country. As…
I must confess that I am not surprised that the Vice President did not know that he knew Senator Edwards, because it seems to me that there are a lot of things that they know but do not say. They did not know that there were no weapons of…
Mr. Speaker, I will just end by suggesting that the Civil War was the costliest war that this country has ever been engaged in and perhaps one of the most important wars that this country will ever fight. I urge strong support of this…
In that particular instance, State law prohibits it. There are barriers, hundreds of them, to the successful re-entry of these individuals because many people have thought that the best way to handle crime was to have the most severe…
Auxiliary Bishop Bennie Allison, pastor of Corinthian Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago, passed away last week. Bishop Allison had a long and distinguished career as both a religious leader and a civic leader. In addition to his…
Today marks the 100th birthday of my uncle who lives in St. Louis, Missouri; and I guess on May 1 hundreds of my relatives are going to converge on that city to pay tribute to him. So I simply rise to wish a happy birthday to ``Uncle…
I rise to celebrate Greek Independence Day with the people of Greece and Greek Americans. March 25, 2004, marked the 183rd anniversary of the beginning of the revolution that freed the Greek people from the Ottoman Empire. It is important…
Mr. Speaker, I will close by just simply saying that as we celebrate Military Appreciation Month, I can think of no better way to do that than by naming a post office in honor of Lloyd Burke, whose display of courage is an indication of…
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