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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exaggerated pain points that small business owners were already facing before the global health crisis, said U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids.
As gas prices hit prices not seen for decades, Congresswoman Sharice Davids has introduced a bill to help Kansans spend less at the pump.
On Tuesday, Feb. 22, U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she wants to lower gas prices through a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax through the end of 2022.
Davids said the move will save Kansans money at a time where prices are reaching their highest points in decades.
As gas prices continue to rise across the nation, some lawmakers are proposing a short-term solution.
U.S. Congresswoman representing Kansas Sharice Davids announced the Gas Prices Relief Act Tuesday.
The bill would suspend the federal gas tax in Kansas until Jan. 1, 2023.
"I think, particularly during this time, folks are really wanting to see some relief," Davids said. "We are seeing gas prices that are up over a dollar from what they were last year."
US Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and US Representatives Tracey Mann, Jake LaTurner, Sharice Davids and Ron Estes have recognized the federal disaster declaration for Kansas following the severe wind storms and fires that occurred in December.
Last month, after the Kansas Division of Emergency Management submitted the request for federal support, the Kansas congressional delegation urged President Biden to make the formal declaration to support the state in its recovery.
The first batch of funding from President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law, signed in November, is headed to Kansas and Missouri.
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids and Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II, who both played a role in passing the bipartisan plan, announced Wednesday that the funding was on its way.
The funding aims to improve public transportation systems, support transportation jobs and create additional investments.
Davids announced that the first round of transit funding would bring over $17.4 million to Kansas.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., is continuing her Valentines for Vets program this week in the 3rd District.
Her office is collecting and distributing Valentine's Day cards to veterans and caregivers in the 3rd District, for the fourth annual event.
Residents may mail Valentine's cards to Rep. Davids' office in Kansas City or may email a card message to KS03valentinesforvets@gmail.com through Saturday, Feb. 12.
Rep. Davids then will deliver the submitted cards to Kansas veterans and caregivers.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., recently voted to pass major economic legislation aimed at addressing current supply chain issues and promoting long-term American competitiveness.
Rep. Sharice Davids' measure to help small manufacturers get federal money to ease shortages of protective medical gear passed the House of Representatives Friday, nearly two years after it was originally proposed.
About $58.6 million will help clean up around 5,400 abandoned oil wells in Kansas.
On Thursday, Feb. 3, Representative Sharice Davids said $58.6 million is headed to the Sunflower State to help clean up over 5,400 hazardous, abandoned oil and gas wells that pollute backyards, recreation areas and public spaces across Kansas.
The bipartisan federal infrastructure law appropriated $58.6 million to cap more than 5,400 oil and gas wells in Kansas that have been abandoned by owners and threaten water supplies or pose other environmental hazards.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democrat serving the Third District in eastern Kansas, said the state had thousands of wells polluting public spaces, recreational areas or private property.