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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.
Democrats strongly agree that those who took advantage of the COVID crisis to commit fraud must be held accountable. Indeed, Democrats put $2 billion in the American Rescue Plan Act to fight fraud, and every House Republican voted against…
May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 14 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Missouri has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.
if you give tax cuts to the wealthy, if you disavow needs movement, does that move us towards where we need to be going?
I believe that you can define the greatness of a society by how well it treats its old, how well it treats its young, how well you treat those who are infirmed, suffer with disabilities, are described as being disadvantaged.
I thank the gentleman from Oregon for his leadership and for yielding. Mr. Speaker, solar energy is one form of electricity generation that is growing in the United States. Yet, we do not have the economy of scale in manufacturing solar…
There is a significant gap in Federal spot market regulation because the large majority of digital assets spot market activity falls outside the regulatory jurisdiction of both the CFTC and the SEC.
I can't say enough to our leadership, to our Ranking Member and above to our Chairman for having us here today.
the seemingly race-neutral tax policies and audit practices can have a substantial disproportionate impact on taxpayers of color.
I want to also follow up on another topic, too. I spoke briefly about, and I have continued to share with all the witnesses that's coming forward to advocate for northeast North Carolina.
I think it is an important concept, and I think it is one that we are perfectly capable of looking into.
I mean, I remember one person telling me, it doesn't matter the asset class, fraud and schemes to get people separated from their money are always the same right?
Brinkmanship is no way to run a government. The default on America act is one of the worst bills I have had the opportunity to vote on. It is antichildren, antiseniors, antiveterans, antimiddle America, antismall business, antihealthcare…
Most people in my district in eastern North Carolina very likely have never heard, I would imagine, of this, CFTC or the SEC.
I would say don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Adding better guardrails about the line between securities and commodities will greatly enhance the ability of us to give advice and for businesses to know what to do.
Raising the age is a cut for every worker, no matter their age or when they retire.
Social Security is a lifeline for Illinoisans living in my congressional district.
Yet inexplicably Republicans have targeted Social Security for steep cuts that would harm seniors and those with disabilities.
It is clear that raising the retirement age is not only unfair but would be extremely inequitable.
The Republican Default on America bill on the floor today would harm Social Security recipients as soon as 2024.
The Republican Study Committee's most recent budget plan would cut benefits for the middle class.
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