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January 12, 2022

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., announced that Kansas has received a record $72.1 million to help families afford energy costs this winter—more than double the state's typical annual investment.

Rep. Davids is the only member of the Kansas delegation to vote for the American Rescue Plan, which delivered this increase in energy cost assistance to Kansans across the state.

Rep. Davids helped secure this funding through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the American Rescue Plan and annual appropriations.

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January 6, 2022

Thursday marks one year since members of Congress gathered to certify the presidential election results, and it quickly descended into chaos.

Hundreds of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.

Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids was in the building on that day she said was traumatizing.

Her mother called early in the day, asking if she was OK and if she had a plan just in case something went wrong. Davids told her she was in "the safest place in D.C.," she told FOX4, but that would change.


December 14, 2021

The new legislation will bring $3.8 billion to Kansas for infrastructure projects and create two million jobs per year for the next decade.

Representative Sharice Davids flew into Kansas City with President Joe Biden last week to tout the bipartisan bill he signed into law.

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December 8, 2021

Paying down debt. Taking a family vacation. Defraying child care costs.

These are a few of the ways Kansas City families have used extra income they received this year from monthly federal child tax credits.

Since 1997, most working families have been eligible for an income tax credit based on the number of children in a household. This year, millions of families across the U.S. benefited more from the federal program.

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December 1, 2021

A recently passed federal bill is bringing money to water infrastructure projects in Johnson County.

Passed by Congress on Nov. 6 and signed into law by President Joe Biden, the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package earmarks $454 million to improve Kansas water infrastructure over the next five years, according to a report released by Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids.

Davids voted in favor of the bill and also worked on its provisions as vice chair of the U.S. House's transportation and infrastructure committee.


November 25, 2021

SHARICE DAVIDS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR KANSAS' 3RD DISTRICT


November 24, 2021

Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas District 3 on Monday announced that nearly $1.2 million in federal pandemic relief aid has been granted to airports and transportation businesses in the Third District of Kansas.

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November 23, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Runoff from a rainstorm earlier this year overwhelmed and collapsed a culvert in northwestern Wyandotte County, forcing the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, to close Hubbard Road near 115th Street.

The county does not have the $150,000 needed to fix the culvert in its stormwater budget. As a result, there is no timetable on when the road will be repaired and reopened.

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November 18, 2021

Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids is intended to promote more women in the trucking industry.

The bill by Davids, who represents Kansas' third congressional district, would require the establishment of a board that would focus on creating opportunities for women in trucking.

The legislation comes at a time when the U.S. is still feeling the effects of a slowdown in the supply chain caused by the pandemic.


November 18, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday that Charter Communications plans to bring over 500 new jobs to Overland Park.

Charter Communications, a broadband connectivity company and cable operator, will invest $18.9 million in Overland Park while creating 510 new full-time jobs by the end of 2022, according to a news release.