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Kansas' Congressional members came together, virtually, Thursday night to talk about the coronavirus and the federal government's response.
It was all part of FOX4's Kansas Congressional Town Hall, hosted by anchor John Holt. You can rewatch the entire show in the video player above.
The hour-long special was broadcast to more than 99% of constituents in Kansas, through a partnership with TV stations across the state.
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids was one of just 14 Democrats to vote against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill Friday evening, citing the bill's slim chance in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Davids' no vote comes as a surprise because the Kansas Democrat has repeatedly called for aid to states and cities facing revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. She participated just this week in a call with other Midwestern Democrats promoting the party's efforts to pass fiscal relief.
Rep. Sharice Davids is proposing creation of a $100 million grant program to help small manufacturers ease shortages of protective medical gear and coronavirus testing supplies.
Davids, D-Kansas, introduced legislation Wednesday that would direct the Small Business Administration to establish a new grant program for shoring up the medical supply chain as the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted last into next year.
Lawmakers from the Kansas City region are calling on the Trump administration to release the names of companies benefiting from a program meant to provide emergency relief to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, wrote Thursday Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza asking them to release a complete list of companies receiving aid through the Paycheck Protection Program.
Local business resource centers discussed how small and women-owned businesses are being impacted by COVID-19 during a question and answer session hosted by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids.
Rep. Sharice Davids is frustrated with the way small business relief has been slowed in Congress.
Davids is also disappointed in President Trump's lack of transparency when it comes to the allocation of resources. She's hopeful, though, that the bill being passed soon is a step in the right direction.
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Rep. Sharice Davids criticized leadership of both parties Thursday for the standoff over additional funding for the program intended to enable small businesses to pay their workers through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Davids, D-Kansas, made her comments Thursday as the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program already appears to be out of money. The program was part of the recent stimulus legislation and is aimed at helping businesses under 500 employees stay afloat as social gathering restrictions make it difficult for retailers and other businesses to operate.
Hailee Bland-Walsh promised her employees three paychecks — one every two weeks — when she closed City Gym KC in Waldo on St. Patrick's Day in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
She's three weeks into that commitment, but with customers canceling memberships to her gym as they've lost jobs, Bland-Walsh is looking for other sources of capital to keep her business afloat.
Between uprooted routines and limited opportunity for social interaction, there's rising concerns about mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.
To address these concerns — and offer solutions — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids on Thursday hosted a question and answer session with Johnson County Mental Health Center Deputy Director Susan Rome.
Less than 24 hours after U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids' self quarantine ended, she hopped on a plane to Washington, D.C., to vote yes on the $2 trillion relief package signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday afternoon.
Davids announced on March 19 she was voluntarily self quarantining after learning she came into contact with a fellow member of Congress who tested positive for the coronavirus two weeks ago. Her quarantine period ended yesterday, March 26, just in time to make it to the nation's capital and vote on the relief bill.