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Rep. Davis and Anthony Zollo pose in front of Anthony's Dreams of a Disenchanted Elephant, which will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year.

Visit the NDC website! Rep. Davis is a co-chair of this group of centrist, pro-growth Democrats

Rep. Davis presents Mr. Emilio Perez with the Purple Heart, which he earned during WWII

At Rep. Davis' federal deficit round- table, business leaders discuss the impact of the deficit on Tampa Bay's economy.

Rep. Davis talks about the high cost of drugs with visitors to his recent Prescription Drug Fair

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H.R. 5254, the Up-Skilling Tax Credit Act of 2004, will attract better jobs to Florida and help jumpstart our economy by helping provide Florida’s workers with the job training they need to meet the challenges of the new economy.

The House of Representatives passed Congressman Jim Davis ’ amendment to overturn the Administration’s new restrictions on family travel to Cuba.

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7/04 House Votes to Overturn Cuba Humanitarian Restrictions

6/04 Rep. Davis Fights to Protect Cuban-American Families

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9/03 Davis Amendment to Preserve People-to-People Exchanges with Cuba Passes

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2/03 Rep. Davis Travels to Cuba

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See photos from Rep. Davis' trip

Rep. Jim Davis sent a letter to Governor Jeb Bush calling on him to fix Florida’s education policies before hundreds of Florida schools are stripped of vital Title I funds.

Read Rep. Davis' letter to Gov. Bush

6/04 Due to Gov. Bush's policies, 68 percent of FL schools earned an “A” or a “B” under FL's accountability plan, but 77 percent of schools failed under the federal plan.

6/04 Read Rep. Davis' second letter to Gov. Bush

6/04 Read Rep. Davis' opinion article

Rep. Davis joined Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) in introducing legislation that will protect online consumers from unsafe prescription drugs purchased from Internet pharmacies.

See a fact sheet on The Safe Online Drug Act

The House of Representatives passed a resolution, introduced by Rep. Jim Davis and other members of the Florida Delegation, to honor the Tampa Bay Lightning for winning the 2004 National Hockey League Stanley Cup championship.

Rep. Jim Davis and forty-four members of Congress representing 13 coastal states, asked the President to clarify his position on oil and gas drilling

Read the letter

11/03 Florida's Shores Spared from Dangerous "Inventory"

9/03 FL Delegation Calls on Leadership to Protect Coasts

9/03 Davis Leads 100 House Members Fight to Protect Coasts from Drilling

4/03 House Passes Rep. Davis' Amendment to Protect Florida's Coasts

As rising temperatures forecast a summer of worsening water shortages across the nation, Rep. Davis has introduced bipartisan legislation to promote long term solutions to America’s water crisis.

On the next edition of “It’s Your Congress,” Congressman Jim Davis and his guests will discuss the wide variety of services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and how veterans and their families can apply for these benefits.

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For information about specific veterans benefits and eligibility visit www.va.gov.

With the federal debt amounting to $7 trillion and counting, the House of Representatives passed a budget plan that will allow continued deficits to eat away at America's economic prosperity.

Read Rep. Davis' Deficit Article

2/04 New Democrats Release Deficit Reduction Plan

2/04 Rep. Davis Hosts Deficit Roundtable with Tampa Business Leaders

Read Rep. Davis' Medicare Rx Drug Article

6/03 House New Democrats call for responsible Medicare Rx Bill

6/03 Read Rep. Davis' Medicare Rx Drug Article

6/03 Read Rep. Davis' statement before the House Commerce Committee

4/03 Rep. Davis & Moderate Democrats Unveil Rx Drug Plan

4/03 Fact Sheet on the Medicare Rx Now Act

Rep. Jim Davis blasted the Florida Legislature for passing legislation allowing students to skip basic course work to graduate a year early. Davis promised to introduce a bill in Congress requiring states to make American Government and History a graduation requirement.

Click here to read the bill

Florida’s Democratic Representatives in Congress released a report showing that each year the “Disabled Veterans Tax” strips nearly 57,300 Florida veterans of approximately $300 million in entitled benefits ($5,230 per veteran).

After traveling to Iraq to examine reconstruction efforts and talk with U.S. troops in the field, Rep. Davis urged the Administration to intensify efforts to include the international community in rebuilding Iraq.

Read Rep. Davis' article about his trip

Davis will vote for funding for US troops, but calls on Pres. to reach out to allies

See photos from Rep. Davis' trip to Iraq.

U.S. Reps. Bass, Davis and Cooper introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Clean Air Planning Act (CAPA), a four-pollutant bill which would place reasonable caps on emissions, while giving power plants flexibility to reach compliance.

Click here for a CAPA fact sheet

In a letter spearheaded by Rep. Jim Davis, 111 members of the House of Representatives called on President George W. Bush to appoint a coordinator to oversee efforts to combat terrorist financing.

Rep. Jim Davis cosponsored legislation to extend the child tax credit to cover 1.2 million Florida children who were left out of the Republican tax package, signed into law on May 27^th.

5/03 Congress Passes Budget Busting Tax Package

5/03 Rep. Davis Calls for Responsible Economic Stimulus Alternative

Read Rep. Davis' article about his trip to the Middle East

Read Rep. Davis' op-ed on the need for education reform in Saudi Arabia

7/02 Davis introduces resolution calling for Saudi Education Reform

1/02 - Rep. Davis travels to the Middle East

Read the op-ed Rep. Davis wrote about his trip

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