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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.
Despite the fast-paced 24-hour news cycle we all live in today, there are some stories that seem to remain untold. Among those stories exist the 506 Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered — 95 percent of which were never covered by the national media, and whose circumstances and details remain largely unknown.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Rep. Sharice Davids of the Third Congressional District are both pushing for emergency relief for Kansas.
Kelly testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the need for federal relief for the Kansas state budget. Following the governor's testimony, Davids released a statement thanking the governor for "advocating on behalf of the needs of all Kansans today."