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"As long as we keep pushing for it, we'll get to that place." Representative Sharice Davids discusses the importance of fighting for equality and representation in Washington.
In Kansas, small business owners struggle to adapt to a changing economy and modernization during COVID-19. Congresswoman Sharice Davids is working to support these owners through community lending, funding, and tech resources. Tune in as she speaks with Gene Marks about the four bills she's sponsoring to help rebuild local small businesses and the economy.
U.S. Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran as well as U.S. Representative Sharice Davids last week announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded more than $1.2 million in funding to the Local Workforce Investment Area III Inc. in Lenexa.
The grant will help youth ages 16-24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market to obtain employment in in-demand industries. Here are some thoughts from each of the congressmembers.
Rep. Sharice Davids:
Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK) and Sharice Davids (D-KS), who serve as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Native American Caucus, met this week to discuss priorities for the 117th Congress and what they hope to accomplish as co-chairs.
Cole is a tribal citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and represents Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District. Davids represents Kansas' Third Congressional District and is a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
A group of over 200 bipartisan members of Congress are now pushing the Small Business Administration to investigate the delays after only a handful of business owners have received funds from the Shuttered Venues Operator Grant.
The push also comes after the initial launch of the online portal to apply crashed within minutes, which left many hopefuls frustrated.
Kansas Representative Sharice Davids says the program was designed to provide critical relief to these venues, but delays have stunned its rollout.
Kansas political leaders have come together to support a bipartisan effort to get critical COVID-19 relief funds to live event venues that have struggled due to the pandemic.
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Kansas Reps. Sharice Davids and Ron Estes have urged the Small Business Administration to send relief to struggling event venues that were shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A strong recovery from the COVID-19 crisis — which destroyed the businesses of many women, and particularly women of color — requires a deliberate investment in initiatives that drive and support female entrepreneurship, said Sharice Davids.
Platicamos con Representative Sharice Davids de #Kansas sobre el #AmericanRescuePlan y el #CARESAct, y cómo estos programas han ayudado a organizaciones como El Centro Inc. y Donnelly College, entre muchos, a seguir ayudando a nuestra comunidad Hispana.
Translation: We spoke with Representative Sharice Davids from #Kansas about the #AmericanRescuePlan and #CARESAct, and how these programs have helped organizations like El Centro Inc. and Donnelly College, among many, to continue helping our Hispanic community.
Platicamos con Representative Sharice Davids de #Kansas sobre el #AmericanRescuePlan y el #CARESAct, y cómo estos programas han ayudado a organizaciones como El Centro Inc. y Donnelly College, entre muchos, a seguir ayudando a nuestra comunidad Hispana.
Translation: We spoke with Representative Sharice Davids from #Kansas about the #AmericanRescuePlan and #CARESAct, and how these programs have helped organizations like El Centro Inc. and Donnelly College, among many, to continue helping our Hispanic community.
Three bills are working their way through Congress that can provide significant help for small businesses. Do you know what they all have in common? Welcome signs of bipartisan support for small business.