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A handful of former federal workers gathered at a local union hall in Merriam on Friday with U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., to share concerns about federal workforce reductions.

Davids heard their concerns about federal job reductions under the Trump administration.

Donny Newsom, a Navy veteran recently let go from a construction supervisor role for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shared his concerns with the cuts and losing his job.

Representative Sharice Davids helped lead a bipartisan effort to make child care more affordable and accessible through a new legislative package. The Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act aim to reduce child care costs and expand provider access by strengthening tax credits.

Congressional leaders honored all 67 lives lost during a fiery collision between an American Airlines flight that originated in Wichita and a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann (R-KS) says that the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a resolution to honor the victims of the tragic Jan. 29 collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk Priority Air Transport 25.

A pair of individuals who admit they don’t always agree on ideas will sit next to each other at the joint session with President Trump on Tuesday night.

Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democratic congresswoman representing the Kansas City area, will bring Kansas Farm Bureau President Joe Newland with her to the session. Both Davids and Newland are focused on keeping costs low for Kansas farmers and ranchers. They are aware that the historic tariffs that Trump has implemented are likely to cause significant price increases.

MERRIAM, Kan. — Ahead of President Donald Trump’s address Tuesday night, Kansas’ 3rd District Congresswoman, Democrat Sharice Davids, hosted a call Tuesday morning.

A guest of hers, included someone who works closely with Kansas farmers.

This comes as Trumps administration is proceeding with tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, a move he says is to combat “US national security threats.” You can learn more about the tariffs from the White House here.

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas said President Donald Trump’s administration shouldn’t cancel a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon and transfer work on the Federal Aviation Administration’s traffic control system to presidential adviser Elon Musk’s own company.

Davids, the 3rd District Democrat who serves on the aviation subcommittee of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the potential deal with Musk raised conflict-of-interest issues.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids underscored her opposition to federal Medicaid cuts Friday and called out “failure of leadership” in Topeka for the Legislature’s refusal to expand Kansas’ Medicaid program.

Davids, a fourth-term Democrat, voted Tuesday against what she called a “partisan bill,” referring to a budget measure that cleared the U.S. House by a thin margin. The measure could include nearly $900 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next 10 years.

For the second time this month, a bipartisan business-development bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas cleared the U.S. House.

The latest on Monday was a bill put forward by Davids and Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, to assist U.S. veterans with identification of challenges tied to starting a business and accessing programs created to expand companies and add jobs.