“Mr. Speaker, I rise to express strong opposition to H.R. 3102, what I call the Attack on Poor, Disadvantaged, and Hungry People Act.”, said Rep. Davis.
On September 18, 2013 Rep. Danny Davis of Illinois asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding H.R. 3102 – which many consider another Republican attack against the poor in this country.
“Mr. Speaker, I rise to express strong opposition to H.R. 3102, what I call the Attack on Poor, Disadvantaged, and Hungry People Act. This bill will cut food stamps by $40 billion; and, as a result of that, at least 4 million low-income individuals will no longer be eligible to receive nutrition assistance.”
“I say shame on whoever concocted this draconian idea, whoever put this proposal together, and certainly shame on us if we vote for it”, he said (source: Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov/).
On Thursday, September 19, 2013, the House will consider H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, under a rule.
H.R. 3102 was introduced on September 16, 2013 by Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture. For particular see http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr3102
Rep. Davis serves on Oversight and Government Reform including subcommittees: Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs; Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements; and Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Committee on Ways and Means including the Subcommittee on Oversight.
Congressman Davis is also a member of several Congressional Caucuses including the Congressional Black Caucus, the Progressive Caucus, the Urban Caucus, the Community Health Center’s Caucus, and the Congressional Sugar Caucus.