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HR0961
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to express their profound gratitude and
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admiration for the Honorable Danny K. Davis as he announces
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his retirement from the United States House of Representatives
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after an illustrious career spanning nearly three decades in
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Congress and over forty-six years in elected office; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis was born on September 6, 1941
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in Parkdale, Arkansas, the son of sharecroppers, and rose from
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the cotton fields of the rural south to the halls of power in
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Washington, D.C., embodying the quintessential American
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journey of perseverance and purpose; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis earned his Bachelor of Arts
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from Arkansas A.M. & N. College, his master's degree from
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Chicago State University, and his Ph.D. in Public
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Administration from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, and he
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holds several honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his
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scholarly and humanitarian contributions; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis, since arriving on the West
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Side of Chicago in 1961, has served as a tireless advocate for
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his community, beginning his career as an educator, community
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organizer, and health administrator before entering the

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political arena; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis' career in local government was
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marked by distinction, serving eleven years as alderman of
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Chicago's 29th Ward and six years as a member of the Cook
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County Board of Commissioners, where he earned a reputation as
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a grassroots progressive and a principled voice for
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marginalized communities; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis was first elected to represent
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the 7th Congressional District of Illinois in 1996 and has
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been a cornerstone of the Illinois Congressional Delegation,
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serving as the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means
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Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support and as a prominent
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member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Progressive
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Caucus; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis' legislative legacy is defined
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by landmark achievements such as the Second Chance Act, which
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transformed the landscape of reentry for formerly incarcerated
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people, the expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, the
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establishment of Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) in
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higher education, and his critical role in the development of
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the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis has faced personal tragedy with

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grace and turned it into public advocacy, notably in his work
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on gun control and the Congressional Caucus on Black Men and
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Boys, always striving to ensure that the "hands that picked
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cotton" would continue to "pick presidents" and shape a more
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equitable future; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis has remained deeply connected
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to his constituents through weekly radio and television
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programs, advisory task forces, and his faithful service as a
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deacon at New Galilee Missionary Baptist Church; and

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WHEREAS, Congressman Davis has a supportive family and has
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been bolstered by the love of his wife, Vera G. Davis, and
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their sons, Jonathan and the late Stacey Davis; therefore, be
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it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we congratulate the Honorable Danny K. Davis on his retirement
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from the U.S. House of Representatives, commend him for a
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lifetime of dedicated public service to the City of Chicago,
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the County of Cook, the State of Illinois, and the United
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States of America, and wish him continued health and happiness
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in his well-deserved retirement; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to Congressman Davis as a symbol of our deepest
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respect and enduring esteem.

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