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Change is needed to avoid another airline meltdown that impacted millions of people over Christmas weekend, according to one group of lawmakers.
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids and other members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee sent a letter asking the Department of Transportation to make sure Southwest Airlines is held accountable for the issues it caused.
The U.S. House is set to convene at noon today for a third day of voting to try and select a Speaker for the 118th Congress.
Rep. Sharice Davids, who represents Johnson County, voiced frustration Wednesday with the stalled start.
Kansas' congressional delegation was split in their approach to a $1.7 trillion spending package signed into law by President Joe Biden, with some supporting the bill while others criticized it as wasteful government spending.
Access to health care for Native Americans and Alaska Natives will be bolstered with funding included in a massive government spending bill awaiting President Joe Biden's signature.
The U.S. House passed the measure Friday, avoiding a government shutdown and providing more certainty for a federal agency that delivers health care to more than 2.5 million people.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., today announced five federal grants for Wyandotte County projects.
They were among 14 grants totaling $31.2 million in the 3rd District.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated adoption of federal legislation strengthening legal protection for same-sex and interracial marriages that was opposed by the five Republicans in the Kansas congressional delegation.
Congress has sent a bill protecting gay and interracial marriage to President Joe Biden, and only one Kansan voted for it.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Roeland Park, was the only member of the Kansas congressional delegation to vote for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Davids was one of many co-sponsors of the legislation.
Federal legislation that would codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriages is up for a final vote in the U.S. House as soon as Thursday.
The move follows lawmaker concerns that the United States Supreme Court could reinterpret existing precedent, possibly dissolving recognition of those marriages.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., has been elected vice chair of the New Democrat Coalition.
The New Democrat Coalition, one of the largest Democratic caucuses in the House, represents 96 members of Congress who have set a goal of bridging the gap between parties, passing pro-economic growth, pro-innovation and fiscally responsible policies.
A National Science Foundation grant is expected to support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income STEM students, said U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, announcing the award.