Quotes from Danny K. Davis

One thing I always say when I discuss guns with people - if a gun is not present, it's generally more difficult to do irreparable harm.

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.

Chicago is a world-class culinary center. We need to guard that reputation and status.

I believe in democracy. I also believe in religious freedom.

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.

I would jump off the Willis Tower, which is the tallest building in Chicago, to support Hillary Clinton.

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.

My congressional record speaks for itself, and my ability to build coalitions locally, nationally and across the aisles in Congress is transparent.

Many of the young people living in inner-city America don't see themselves - I mean, they even talk about things like death and dying. And there's a tremendous loss of hope. And of all the things to lose, I think nothing is worse or more difficult to overcome than the loss of hope.

I've enjoyed a great friendship and relationship and have a tremendous amount of affinity for both the Clintons... and I'd like to keep it that way.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Our nation's multiculturalism is what makes us so special as a nation.

Nothing has more impact on my district than unemployment.

It would be wonderful to be a member of the United States Senate.

One of the things about the Constitution - that our forefathers wrote, and basically, there were none of our foremothers that were there. There were none of our fore-sisters there. There are changes that can take place, and there is room to change.

#BlackLivesMatter brought a new sense of urgency, audacity, and outrage to the issue of police violence against black men that has made it impossible to ignore, to cover up, or to justify.

Strengthening our national network of Community Health Centers - one of the best kept secrets in medicine - can help counter America's growing access problem.

If people are educated, they will know what they need.

We have to find greater employment for these people with records.

In politics, you make use of every opportunity.

I grew up in the South, and I think there are lots of people who have distorted views of the South.