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TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids recoiled at evidence people with diabetes in the United States paid up to five times more for insulin than patients in other countries.
Diabetic people in Kansas 3rd Congressional District are projected to have saved an average of $620 on insulin in the first year since the federal government approved a new law.
Julie Cogley has lived with Type 2 diabetes for years. For a long time, paying for medication was never an issue.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A U.S. Congresswoman visited a massive Kansas road project she helped secure funding for on Thursday.
Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas’ 3rd District visited the 69Express project, and crews put her to work.
For more than a decade, veterans groups fought for recognition and VA benefits for illnesses caused by exposure to the fumes from jet fuel fires that torched military waste during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran marked the one-year anniversary of a federal law extending health care to service members potentially harmed by toxins by urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve public awareness of the program and speed processing of applications.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids visited the Overland Park Police Department for a ride along and tour on Monday.
Photo credit: Kaylie McLaughlin, Shawnee Mission Post
Rep. Sharice Davids visited the Overland Park Justice Center on Monday morning to spend some time with local law enforcement officers while the U.S. House of Representatives is on recess.
The trip included a conversation with department leadership during the regular staff meeting, a tour of the facilities and a ride along with a patrol officer.
OLATHE, Kan. — Cries of laughter and joy echo within the Kjelshus household in Olathe, Kansas. Mikkel and Kayla are the proud parents of two young children. Their daughter, Charlie, is creative with a big imagination. Teddy, a toddler, is already showing interest in sports.
Like many Kansans, my holiday travel last year was impacted by widespread flight delays and cancellations. And while our country’s skies are recognized as the safest globally thanks to the hard work of pilots and ground crews, we’ve seen a troubling uptick in near-collisions at airports throughout the U.S.
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas and Ho-Chunk
U.S. Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska and Yup'ik
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma and Chickasaw