Danny K. Davis Quotes
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Whether the struggle was between English merchants and the American colonies, pre Civil War northern manufacturers vs. southern slave holders, or American grain farmers and auto manufacturers seeking advantage in the Mexican agriculture and labor markets in the 1990s, U.S. policy has reflected the economic clash of interests of the day.
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The inequality between CEO compensation and the compensation received by workers and stockholders has grown to such an extent that it endangers our economy and and our society.
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Nothing has more impact on my district than unemployment.
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We have to find greater employment for these people with records.
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I just want to believe that, as a citizen in this country, that I have equal protection under the law and that I can have a situation assessed fairly, that people can look at it, and that a court of law can determine what the outcome is.
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Middle school students are at a critical time in their lives when making good choices matters - the decisions they make in these formative years have an impact on their future success.
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Culture is central to what makes us human.
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Strengthening our national network of Community Health Centers - one of the best kept secrets in medicine - can help counter America's growing access problem.
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I grew up in the South, and I think there are lots of people who have distorted views of the South.
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I think life is the sum total of your experiences.
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The best protection against recidivism is a job.
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The government is what you've got. Politics is what you want.
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Medical disenfranchisement is fueled by a host of factors that include worsening shortage of primary care doctors in needy communities and a troubling scarcity of providers willing to treat the uninsured or publicly insured. Adding to the trend are fewer medical students choosing primary care over more lucrative and specialized fields.
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I try to bridge the gap between police and local communities.
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Our nation's attitudes toward trade have been shaped by the evolving struggle over who has been helped and who has been disadvantaged by trade policy as our economy has developed.
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I've been around low-income people all of my life. I mean, growing up, low income, the community where I've chosen to live, low-income.
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Chicago is a world-class culinary center. We need to guard that reputation and status.
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I grew up in rural Arkansas, and I'm afraid that begging is not part of our characteristics.
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You go to traffic court in many locations throughout the country, and you can spell justice - J-U-S-T dash U-S. Just us.
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Sickle cell does not have the priority in this country that it had in the 1960s, when I started working on it. Congress has been cutting everything that wasn't nailed down.
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I believe in our free market system.
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Getting the care for a common cold, migraine, or high blood pressure can and should be easy, whether one has an insurance card or not.
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Individuals in the South are just like individuals any place else.
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I'm a realist, and so we have to take what exists and continue to struggle to move forward.