In the News
Last week, Rep. Sharice Davids announced that 12 students from the Kansas Third District have successfully received their appointment to a U.S. Service Academy and will continue their education at one of the four eligible federal academies.
In a sendoff event in Overland Park on Friday afternoon, Davids presented each student with a certificate acknowledging their achievement. Additionally, Harden Boldt, U.S. Naval Academy class of 2024 from Shawnee Mission North, shared his advice for the students as they take this next step.
Today, Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids was in town to tour Johnson County Community College's vaccine clinic.
Listen 50:40 – 55:35 - On this week's episode of ‘The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart': Donald Trump returns to the political stage and pushes his election fraud lie as Rep. Liz Cheney warns about the danger he poses to our democracy. President Biden announcing that Vice President Harris will be leading the charge to protect access to the ballot box. And Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joins ‘the Sunday Show' to discuss jobs, the economy, and those infrastructure negations that are in the works.
Kansas Republicans won a super-majority in the state legislature and have begun planning to remove the state's single Democratic congressional district through redistricting. Rep Sharice Davids (D-KS) joins Ayman.
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., weighs in on the president's proposed $6T budget plan, which the White House is expected to unveil on Friday.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids continues to push the Small Business Administration for answers on local fraud victims, most recently by speaking with SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman about it Wednesday morning, according to a press release.
The second-term Democrat first began asking the SBA for answers in February 2021 when constituents learned of fraudulent small business pandemic relief loans were being taken out in their name. Nearly $1 million Economic Injury Disaster Loans were distributed to fraudulent businesses in Johnson County by using the addresses of at least 35 residents.
Johnson County Community College is receiving $21.1 million in emergency funding under the federal American Rescue Plan.
Rep. Sharice Davids, a one-time JCCC student who represents Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, announced the emergency funding last week.
"As a first-generation college student who worked my way from Johnson County Community College to Cornell Law School, I know the value of a good education, and I'm happy to announce that help is here for the Third District's colleges, universities, and students," Davids, a second-term Democrat, said in a statement.
Kansas Representative Sharice Davids focused on victims of fraud and securing resources for Kansas during a hearing with SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman on Wednesday.
Violence against women is not a new phenomenon. Women across the globe are subject to different forms of violence daily. In the United States alone, more than 77% of women had experienced verbal sexual harassment while at least 51% had been sexually touched without their permission, a report following the #MeToo movement found. These statistics are even greater for marginalized communities and for women of color, who are more likely to be targeted by violence.
Families could benefit from the expansion of the Child Tax Credit. As Davids pointed out, there's a $3,600 credit for each child under 6 and $3,000 credit for children aged 6 to 17. To begin receiving the monthly payments, eligible families must file their taxes by the May 17 deadline.