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Laura and Danny Robeson with Rep. Sharice Davids (right) in Davids' Overland Park office Friday.The Robeson family's life in many ways revolves around care for their son Danny.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — A Prairie Village mother whose 7-year-old son has both cerebral palsy and epilepsy will be attending this year's State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. as a special guest of Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas).

After taking care of her son, Danny, Laura Robeson has become a strong supporter of expanding medical coverage.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Newly elected Democratic Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids says her top priority is reopening the government.

In a speech Friday at a Kansas City, Kansas, Chamber of Commerce forum, Davids called the partial government shutdown "completely unacceptable." She said she would push for back wages for furloughed government workers and low-wage contractors.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., today announced her support for bills that would guarantee back pay to furloughed federal workers, and low-wage government contractors such as retail, food, custodial and security service workers who are not getting paid during the current federal government shutdown.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids, who knows first-hand how a government shutdown can severely affect many necessary services within indigenous communities.

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