WATCH: Davids Highlights Tax Cuts Putting Money Back in the Pockets of Kansas Families — Not Billionaires

OVERLAND PARK, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansans who have benefited from the middle-class tax cuts and cost-saving policies she has supported to highlight her work to lower everyday expenses for working families. While Davids has fought to ensure tax policy delivers real relief for everyday Kansans, extremists in Washington passed a package that only benefits billionaires and wealthy corporations. Davids voted against it.

“At a time when Kansas families are struggling with rising costs, extreme politicians in Washington chose to give massive tax breaks to billionaires and wealthy corporations instead of delivering real relief for working people,” said Davids. “I know firsthand how much every dollar matters — I was raised by a single mom who worked hard to put food on the table and make ends meet. That experience has shaped my commitment to fighting for policies that lower costs for working families and make sure tax cuts go to the Kansans who need it most — not just those at the very top.”

WATCH: Davids hosts press conference with Kansans benefiting from tax policies she supports

The press conference featured Kansans who shared how tax cuts have made a meaningful difference in their lives, including savings on healthcare, energy bills, and the everyday costs of raising a family. Speakers included:

• Crystal Henry (Start Young Manager at Futures First): discussed how the Child Tax Credit helped her family afford everyday expenses and support her two children.
  • “The Child Tax Credit has allowed me as a single parent to have a little breathing room in my budget. Every dollar counts as groceries and gasoline costs rise, and the child tax credit came in time to get us through the summer. I am grateful that Rep. Davids is always fighting to lower costs for families like mine,” said Crystal Henry.

• Eileen Spickler (retiree and healthcare advocate): shared how Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits helped make health coverage more affordable and provided financial security. 

• Malcolm Proudfit (Chief Executive Officer at Good Energy Solutions, Inc.): discussed how clean energy tax credits through the Inflation Reduction Act helped make solar and energy efficiency upgrades more affordable for Kansas homeowners and families. 
  • "Investments in solar systems can help homeowners to reduce their carbon footprint and ease the burden on their wallets. Clean Energy Tax Credits in the IRA made these investments possible for many working class families who could not have afforded them otherwise. We live in a time where we need more electricity production than ever, and these types of credits help solar systems to come online and ease the burdens placed on our electrical grid,” said Malcolm Proudfit.

The press conference comes as many Kansas households continue reporting financial pressure due to rising inflation and reckless policy decisions in Washington that only favor billionaires. The average family is paying more than $2,500 extra this year due to tariffs and is expected to spend about $740 more on gas. In the past year, residential electricity prices have risen by 13 percent nationally, and families have paid more than $300 more for groceries.

Davids discussed her work to lower costs for Kansans, including efforts to cap insulin at $35 for seniors, lower prescription drug prices through Medicare negotiation, expand affordable housing supply, strengthen Kansas agriculture and local food systems, support year-round E15 fuel access to lower prices at the pump, and extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that help families afford health coverage. She also highlighted her opposition to reckless tariffs and extreme Medicaid cuts that are closing rural hospitals and increasing healthcare costs for Kansas families.

Davids was raised by a single mom who served in the Army for 20 years. She knows what it’s like to struggle to put food on the table, stretch every dollar, and make difficult choices between paying for groceries, healthcare, gas, or rent. That experience continues to shape her focus on lowering costs for working families and making sure everyday people — not just billionaires and large corporations — have a fair shot at getting ahead.