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Representative Sharice Davids, D – Kansas, has been named Vice Chair of the full House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
"During this moment of crisis, we have the opportunity to make meaningful, long-lasting investments in our infrastructure," Davids said. "Ones that create millions of good-paying jobs, reduce carbon emissions to tackle the urgent climate crisis, and build our economy back better than before."
Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas announced Wednesday that she has been named vice chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
"As someone who used to work at the Department of Transportation and as a self-proclaimed ‘infrastructure nerd,' it's an immense honor to be named vice chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure," Davids said.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., touring the Unified Government Health Department vaccination clinic on Thursday, said she would advocate for more vaccines in the region.
As the U.S. Capitol was overtaken by a deadly mob with men wearing symbols of white nationalism, the first two Native American women to serve in Congress barricaded themselves inside an office and prepared for the worst.
Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids took refuge in her office with New Mexico Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland— who will be the first Native American to lead a federal agency if confirmed secretary of the Interior— and Washington Democratic Rep. Kim Schrirer.
"We sat in the dark. We had the TV on. It was muted," Davids recalled.
In 2018, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) and Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) made history as the first Native American women elected to Congress. This year, they were among six Native Americans elected to the House of Representatives — a record-breaking number. On Friday Dec. 11 at 11:00 am ET, Davids and Haaland will join Washington Post opinions columnist Karen Tumulty to discuss the impact of a more diverse Congress, Native American history and their legislative priorities.
Although COVID-19 cases nationwide continue to rise, several coronavirus relief programs including pandemic unemployment assistance are set to retire at the end of the year.
That's why Rep. Sharice Davids has been encouraging congressional leaders to stay in session until a new relief package is passed. Davids said in a press release leaders on both sides of the aisle need to come to an agreement on a "deal that provides for the health, safety and economic security" nationwide. .
In May and October, Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids was one of a handful of swing district Democrats to vote against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's multi-trillion dollar COVID-19 relief bills.
A new grant of more than $3.5 million was announced Wednesday to the University of Kansas Medical Center to support local projects to rapidly implement COVID-19 testing strategies in areas that are disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
According to the grant announcement, KU Medical Center will partner with community efforts in Wyandotte County as well as nine other Kansas counties for health equity action teams. They will work with local health departments.
The three Republicans and lone Democrat in Kansas' congressional delegation voted against the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan proposed by Democratic leadership and narrowly passed by the U.S. House.
GOP Reps. Ron Estes, Steve Watkins and Roger Marshall were joined by Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids in opposition to the relief bill with little chance of moving through the U.S. Senate or being signed by President Donald Trump.
It passed 214-207 in the House, and Davids was among 18 Democrats voting Thursday against the measure.
Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas was blunt: "Drastic" state budget reductions are on the table if Congress and the White House fail to agree on financial help for state and local governments.
"Unless we get some help from the federal government … we will see some pretty serious cuts," the Democrat told reporters Monday.