WATCH: Davids Questions U.S. Secretary on USDA’s Efforts to Lower Grocery Prices for Kansans

Recently, during a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about the efforts being taken to secure agricultural supply chains and lower grocery costs. While our economy is experiencing record job creation, the cost of groceries remains high. To help lower those costs, Davids, who was named a "Champion of the Shippers," has worked to shore up our domestic supply chains, which eases inflationary pressures for Kansans.

“Strengthening supply chains is important to all Americans, including Kansas farmers and producers who contribute to our state’s largest economic engine,” said Davids. “Despite recent progress in strengthening our agriculture supply chains, grocery costs still must come down for hardworking families. I’ll continue working with Secretary Vilsack and folks in Kansas to find solutions to lower prices and build an economy that works for everyone, especially for the middle- and working-classes.”

WATCH: Davids inquires about U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to lower grocery costs for Kansas families

Davids previously worked a "Sharice's Shift" at a local Price Chopper, where she helped store employees unload deliveries from shipping trucks, stock grocery shelves, and bag groceries. She shared what she is doing in Congress to lower costs for hardworking Kansans and strengthen domestic supply chains, including by voting for the CHIPS and Science Act, which is bringing good-paying jobs to Kansas, lowering costs for consumers, and supporting workforce development.

Davids’ additional work to lower grocery costs and strengthen supply chains include:

• Voting to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act to shore up the food and agriculture supply chain, assure fair competition in the meat and poultry sectors, and lower food and gasoline costs.
• Holding multipleroundtables with Kansas business, manufacturing, and technology leaders on how recent legislation to improve supply chains will help boost their businesses' financial security.
• Cosponsoring the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, a new law aimed at addressing supply chain snags and reducing dependence on goods produced outside of the United States.
• Meeting with President Biden at the White House to urge him to pass a supply chain and economic package that invests in American manufacturing.

As a member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, Davids is also working to craft a bipartisan Farm Bill that supports Kansas farmers and lowers costs, including by securing agricultural supply chains to keep costs low and support our state’s largest economic sector. Davids previously hosted USDA Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt to highlight lowering costs for processing, packaging, and consumer purchasing of locally sourced meats. She also joined other Kansas lawmakers in a bipartisan push for investigations into anti-competitive behavior in the meatpacking industry.