Rae Oliver Davis

Since the creation of the Committee on House Administration, oversight of Federal elections quickly became one of its chief tasks.

What are we doing to stop the fraud that happened in New Jersey? What are we doing to stop the fraud that happened in Indiana?

I was very proud to see, when the first boxes arrived at the Taylorville Food Pantry in my hometown of Taylorville, that we immediately put it out on social media.

I do believe it has made the House work better.

I appreciate your experience, appreciate your comments.

This is a great opportunity for us to--let me get my audio stuff taken care of here. I apologize.

What does it say to their constituents that they would prefer to make some kind of vain moral gesture by not voting?

Stay home if you can stay home because this virus is still out of control.

Proxy voting has allowed lots of Members who were sick... to participate.

I am committed, as I have always been, to ensuring that every eligible American is able to freely vote.

we want to make sure that every single person, as Republicans, Democrats, but most of all because we are Americans, let's make sure that everybody gets a chance to cast that vote.

I cannot surrender or dilute the sanctity of a single vote for changes in our laws that risk undermining the integrity of our elections.

I am here to speak in support of moving my bill, H.R. 139, the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act.

Designating this site would commemorate an important piece of history as a public reminder of how far we have come and how far we have yet to go.

Thank you very much, Chairman Ryan, Ranking Member.

It is especially meaningful to me because I represent some of the areas that Abe Lincoln spent his youth and his career in and around Springfield, Illinois.

I am here to speak in support of increased funding for agricultural research for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiatives, NIFA's AFRI program.

I have been a relentless advocate for this program alongside one of my good friends, Jimmy Panetta.

We must ensure that the Government Publishing Office operates efficiently and effectively.

In North Dakota, you said that Native American voter turnout for the 2018 midterm elections set an all-time high for a midterm election in North Dakota.

Voting is a fundamental right, and we need to ensure that all Americans, including Native Americans, have access to it.

The programs we authorize in this committee provide $1.5 billion annually and account for 3.2 percent of all Highway Trust Fund outlays.

Addressing the needs of those testifying today is absolutely linked to this backlog.

While I don't have--like Chairwoman Norton, I don't have Tribal lands in my district, I do have land managed by Federal agencies like her, with the National Park Service.

The Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument would preserve and protect resources associated with the 1908 Springfield race riot and its role in the formation of the NAACP.