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3/8/2008
Air Force Tanker Deal Good For Alabama and America - As the national economy slides, Alabama’s run of economic good fortune continues. The Air (read the full story)

3/4/2008
Congressman Davis Supports Air Force Decision To Award Tanker Project To Alabama - WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Ala.) offered the following statement concerning the new Northrop (read the full story)

1/16/2008
Congressman Davis Stands By Alabama Miners With Vote For Improved Mine Safety - WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D) today voted in support of H.R. 2768, the (read the full story)

11/5/2007
New York Times Editorial - In Defense of Voting Rights - A House Judiciary subcommittee was the site of a sad spectacle the other day: (read the full story)

6/28/2007
Congressman Davis Expresses Disappointment With High Court Ruling On School Desegregation Efforts - "America’s schools are more segregated today than they were in the early '70s.  Entrenched (read the full story)

5/21/2007
Congressmen Davis, Schiff Introduce Resolution Expressing No Confidence In Attorney General Gonzalez - U.S. Representatives Artur Davis (D-AL) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced a resolution expressing no (read the full story)

4/22/2007
Congressman Artur Davis Offers Condolences On The Passing Of Congresswoman Millender-McDonald - "Juanita Millender-McDonald was one of my best friends in the Congress.  We shared a (read the full story)

3/23/2007
Congressman Artur Davis Statement On Iraq War Supplemental Legislation - "I will vote today for a resolution that would finally draw the war in (read the full story)

3/12/2007
Applications Are Here For The 7th District Youth Leadership Summit - U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) is pleased to announce the inaugural 7th Congressional District (read the full story)

3/4/2007
Selma Sets Example Amid The Politics - William Faulkner famously said that in the South, "the past is never dead; in (read the full story)

2/15/2007
U.S. Representative Artur Davis Statement On Iraq Resolution - Mr. Speaker, approximately 24 hours from now, this House will bring this debate to (read the full story)

2/6/2007
Congressman Davis Asks VA Secretary Nicholson For Clarification On Birmingham Data Breach - WASHINGTON - In keeping with his commitment to seek further clarification on this matter, U.S. (read the full story)

1/9/2007
Honoring The Life Of Gerald Ford, 38th President Of The United States - Madam Speaker, we overlooked Gerald Ford’s significance when he served as President. His tenure (read the full story)

12/6/2006
Congressman Artur Davis Statement On Iraq Study Group Report - WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) offered the following statement today concerning the recently (read the full story)

10/5/2006
Congressman Davis Reacts To Foley Page Scandal - "Like every Alabamian I have been revolted by the bizarre and sickening conduct of (read the full story)

6/14/2006
Voting Rights Act Still Needed to Build on Progress - As a black Southerner and the representative of the district where the voting-rights campaign (read the full story)

5/18/2006
Congressman Davis Letter To Southern Members Urging Support For Voting Rights Act - As a fellow Southerner and as the representative of the district where the voting (read the full story)

5/12/2006
Congressman Davis Statement On Scope Of NSA Phone Monitoring - BIRMINGHAM - U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) offered the following statement concerning phone monitoring by (read the full story)

3/16/2006
Congressman Davis Testifies During Mine Safety Hearing - Thank you for conducting this important hearing on an issue of critical interest to (read the full story)

1/29/2006
Bring Transparency To Appropriations Process - When both houses of Congress return to action in February, they are poised to (read the full story)

1/27/2006
Congressman Davis Briefs Black Farmers On USDA Settlement - TUSKGEE, Al (January 26, 2006) - A standing room only crowd of more than 400 (read the full story)

1/8/2006
The Two Perspectives On Illegal Immigration - I am not happy about the inconsistent, unfair patchwork of immigration laws in our (read the full story)

12/6/2005
Congressman Davis Delivers Remarks On The 50th Anniversary Of The Montgomery Bus Boycott - Mr. Speaker, let me thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) for yielding. Let (read the full story)

10/27/2005
Congressman Davis Floor Statement on the Passing of Rosa Parks - Mr. Speaker, several of my colleagues have gathered to honor an individual who was (read the full story)

10/24/2005
Congressman Davis Comments On The Passing Of Rosa Parks - U.S. Representative Artur Davis offered the following comments tonight following the announcement of the (read the full story)

10/19/2005
Celebrating The Life Of Vivian Malone Jones - First African American To Graduate From The University Of Alabama - - It is my generation’s tragedy that so few of us knew the name of (read the full story)

10/7/2005
Congressman Davis Questions Passage Of Gasoline Bill - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) offered the following statement today concerning the narrowly (read the full story)

9/8/2005
Congressman Davis Offers Stinging Criticism Of FEMA Response To Hurricane Katrina - WASHINGTON - During a statement on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday, (read the full story)

8/30/2005
Congressman Davis Offers Statement on Impact of Hurricane Katrina - BIRMINGHAM – U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D) offered the following statement today concerning Hurricane (read the full story)

8/21/2005
Opening Remarks To Hispanic Town Hall Meeting - Thank you for your introduction. I thank the organization and individuals who helped my (read the full story)

7/23/2005
Congressman Davis Discusses Making The Center Vital Once Again - The casualties of the Republican hegemony in Washington are mounting. The toll includes an (read the full story)

7/20/2005
Congressman Davis' Floor Comments Opposing CAFTA - Mr. BROWN of Ohio.    I yield to my friend, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Davis), (read the full story)

6/22/2005
Congressman Davis Comments On Flag Burning Amendment Vote - “I find flag-burning, cross-burning, the display of the swastika, and all expressions of hate (read the full story)

5/24/2005
Congressman Davis' Floor Comments Supporting Comprehensive Stem Cell Research - Mr. Speaker, let me begin by joining the various Members of this institution who (read the full story)

4/28/2005
Congressman Davis' Floor Comments On Democratic Unity In Opposition To President Bush's Budget Cuts - Mr. Speaker, a minute is not a long time, but I want to spend (read the full story)

3/30/2005
Congressman Davis Comments On The Passing Of Senator Howell Heflin - U.S. Representative Artur Davis offered the following statement today on the passing of former (read the full story)

3/29/2005
Congressman Davis’ Statement On Rep. Tom Bevill - While I never knew Congressman Bevill personally, I know his legacy and I am (read the full story)

3/21/2005
Congressman Davis Reacts To Terri Schiavo Legislation - U.S. Representative Artur Davis offered the following statement today reacting to legislation passed Monday (read the full story)

2/12/2005
Response To Mobile Press Register Editorial On Social Security And African Americans - Dear Editor:  Your February 2nd editorial contends that President Bush’s proposed Social Security reform (read the full story)

2/9/2005
Floor Statement In Support Of Resolution Honoring the Legacy Of The Tuskegee Airmen - Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlemen from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield) for yielding me (read the full story)

10/6/2004
Floor Statement in Support of His Bill Honoring the Four Little Girls - Thank you, Mrs. Speaker.  Let me thank my good friend from Texas for yielding (read the full story)

6/23/2004
Congressman Davis makes remarks on the resolution honoring the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - House Floor Speech - Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from (read the full story)

6/10/2004
Reflections On President Ronald Reagan - Comments From The House Floor - - WASHINGTON - Mr. Speaker, it is probably somewhat appropriate that I follow my friend (read the full story)

3/24/2004
Congressman Davis Offers Comments On 2004 House Budget - Mr. Chairman, sometimes I know a lot of the people listening to these debates (read the full story)

2/2/2004
Congressman Davis Reflects on Lessons Learned During Year One of the 108th Congress - As we prepare to begin the work of the second half of the 108th (read the full story)

1/12/2004
Congressman Artur Davis Reflects on Dr. King's Legacy - “I cannot be all that I can be until you are allowed to be (read the full story)

12/12/2003
Congressman Davis Announces $45 Million in 2004 Appropriations for Alabama’s 7th District - WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) announced Congressional appropriations for 7th District (read the full story)

10/17/2003
Congressmen Davis, Bachus Honor The Memory Of The Four Little Girls Killed In The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing -             As you know, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the year 1963--a (read the full story)

9/30/2003
Congressman Davis Promotes "The Positive" in Black Belt Tour - Describing Alabama’s Black Belt as “an undiscovered treasure,” Congressman Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) led a (read the full story)

8/16/2003
Congressman Davis offers Democratic response to President George Bush's Weekly Radio Address - "Good morning.  I'm Congressman Artur Davis from Alabama.  "This week at his ranch in (read the full story)

7/21/2003
Congressman Davis urges 'Save Our Children by Saving Head Start' - Head Start has been the premier preschool education program for low-income families since its (read the full story)

6/25/2003
Congressman Davis' Statement on Supreme Court's Affirmative Action decision - By an excruciatingly narrow margin of 5-4, the Supreme Court has left affirmative action (read the full story)

6/10/2003
Common Sense Tax Relief During A Period Of Economic Strife, Shouldn’t We Be Helping The People Hurting The Most? - To paraphrase a verse from the Bible, “as you do unto the least of (read the full story)

2/12/2003
Congressman Artur Davis remarks on the floor of the House on the introduction of the SEED Act -   Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight on behalf of the 635,000 citizens in my (read the full story)

2/12/2003
Congressman Artur Davis remarks on the floor of the House on the occasion of Black History Month - Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) for yielding to me. (read the full story)

2/1/2003
Congressman Davis Introduces 'SEED' Act Bill - For the past year, the Black Belt of Alabama has not been wanting for (read the full story)