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Two days before Valentine’s Day, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids delivered Valentine’s Day cards at the Lenexa VA as part of her sixth-annual Valentine’s for Veterans program.

Davids’ team received more than 100 cards from the community throughout the Kansas Third District.

Davids’ highlighted the support available to Kansas City-area veterans through her office.

The Shawnee Mission School District’s Youth Equity Stewardship (YES!) program and Women in Leadership were honored to host U.S. House Rep. Sharice Davids, to learn about her nontraditional career path and her experiences in Congress.

Davids discussed the beginning of her career as an attorney and her decision to leave a major law-firm for a position with a non-profit she was passionate about- encouraging students to set goals and to take risks in pursuit of their passion. 

A potential change to federal water law involving two Kansas lakes and how interest is calculated could save the state's taxpayers more than $41 million.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, announced Thursday that she had requested the change after hearing from Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Water Office.

Legislation that would enable Congress to formally investigate the government’s role in Indian Boarding Schools—including vesting them with the power to subpoena church records—is once again in front of lawmakers.

The House Committee on Small Business on Wednesday passed Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (H.R. 7102) unanimously. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), who is a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) will enhance the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA).

The four members of the Kansas delegation to the U.S. House voted for a bill providing billions of dollars for a collection of federal business tax breaks and expansion of the child tax credit beneficial to low-income families.

Bipartisan sentiment of U.S. Reps. Jake LaTurner, Ron Estes and Tracey Mann, all Republicans, and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democrat, reflected the overall 357-70 vote in favor of the $79 billion package. The measure required a two-thirds majority to rush it to the U.S. Senate for consideration.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas accentuated reproductive rights during her 2022 reelection campaign and wants no one to forget Monday’s anniversary of the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 1973, establishing national constitutional protections for abortion.

As we prepare to ring in the new year, I find myself reflecting on the achievements and challenges we experienced throughout 2023. From record numbers of small business applications to yet another historic Kansas City Super Bowl win, the past year had its highs, but also its lows — and this certainly holds true for Congress.