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U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., today presided over the House floor as members voted on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.

The legislation would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, and included some changes that would increase protection and services for victims of violence and abuse.

Rep. Davids has cosponsored multiple amendments to the bill that address violence against Native American women and girls.

As a first-generation college student who worked my way through community college on to Cornell Law, having health insurance was not a top priority when I was starting out. I was buried in student loan debt and worried about simply making ends meet.

It wasn't until I was injured at the gym — resulting in an emergency room visit and bill of $4,000 — that I realized the cost of forgoing health insurance. I was fine, but it took me more than a year to pay off that bill. That hurt worse than the injury itself.

The House on Thursday rebuffed a furious lobbying campaign by the National Rifle Association and approved a revamped Violence Against Women Act that would expand law enforcement's ability to restrict gun purchases by convicted domestic abusers.

The legislation passed easily, 263 to 158, but the divided vote came on what was once a broadly bipartisan measure first passed in 1994. In recent years, partisan rancor over efforts to expand the protections of the legislation have clouded efforts to renew it, and this year, the divide was over gun control.

In her first town hall event since being seated as the representative for the Kansas 3rd Congressional District in January, Rep. Sharice Davids discussed a slew of the issues facing Congress on Sunday.

The event, which was moderated by the Shawnee Mission Post, drew hundreds to the sanctuary of Saint Andrew Christian Church in Olathe.

Here's a recap of some of the highlights from Davids' remarks. You can view the entire town hall on our Facebook page here.

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OLATHE, Kan. — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids covered everything from healthcare to the Mueller Report on Sunday during her first town hall since taking office earlier this year.

Constituents in Kansas' 3rd Congressional District have not had the opportunity to attend such an event since August 2017, when former U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder — who Davids beat in a November election — last participated in a town hall.

Segment 1: Congresswoman Davids discusses her first few months in Congress.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says that she didn't know what to expect when she first got to Washington, but that she's managed to keep her campaign promises nonetheless. "It's as busy as I thought it might be, but experiencing it is a whole different thing," she told us today.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids' new Wyandotte County District Office will open on Thursday, March 21, according to an announcement today.

Rep. Davids, D-3rd Dist., and her staff will mark the occasion with an open house from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. March 20 to welcome residents to the new space.

The Wyandotte County office will be located in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, at the Brotherhood Bank Building at 7th and Minnesota, and will be accessible by public transportation, with a bus stop directly across the street. The office address is 753 State Ave., Suite 460.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Congress has approved a historical designation for the Quindaro Ruins, a Civil War-era port of entry into Kansas and stop along the Underground Railroad.

The Kansas City Star reports that lawmakers recognized Quindaro as a national commemorative site as part of a massive public lands package approved by Congress on Tuesday. The legislation is now headed to President Donald Trump's desk.