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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.
Born prematurely, Danny, now a 7-year-old student at Tomahawk Elementary, spent the first six days of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit. He was eventually diagnosed with cerebral palsy, cortical vision impairment and epilepsy.
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.
For Robeson and her husband, looking after Danny and overseeing his health and treatment has required careful planning and monitoring.
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.
There are nearly 19,000 federal employees in the Kansas City area, where her district is located.
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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