Skip to main content

Press Releases

Image
Seal of the United States House of Representatives
August 15, 2024

Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced newly reduced prices for the first 10 prescription drugs, listed here, negotiated by Medicare. 74,000 Kansans will save up to 79 percent on their prescriptions.

Issues:Health Care

Image
Rep. Sharice Davids with local teens after their conversation on mental health.
August 15, 2024

MISSION, KS - Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a conversation with local high school students, focusing on mental health challenges and solutions for the nearly one in five teenagers affected each year. As the school year begins, Davids is dedicated to supporting Kansas youth by advocating for stronger mental health resources and policies that address their needs, ensuring every student has the support they deserve to thrive inside and outside the classroom.

 

Issues:Health Care

Image
Rep. Sharice Davids touring AdventHealth Ottawa Health Park.
August 13, 2024

OTTAWA, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited AdventHealth Ottawa Health Park to tour their newly expanded health park, which now offers enhanced services, including behavioral health and express care. During her visit, Rep.

Issues:Health Care

Image
Rep. Sharice Davids with local officials celebrating the 15 projects receiving federal investments.
August 9, 2024

Today, after a week touring Kansas’ Third District to witness the impact of her project requests, Representative Sharice Davids joined local leaders to celebrate the success of these initiatives. The 15 projects, totaling $15.8 million in fiscal year 2024, will help purchase new law enforcement training vehicles, modernize roads and bridges, improve water access during extreme weather, and more.


Image
Rep. Davids in Johnson County
August 7, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a portion of Highway US-69 in Johnson County to celebrate her successful funding request to relocate or modify sanitary sewers along the busy roadway.


Image
Rep. Sharice Davids with city, county, and state officials celebrating the federal investment for the Kansas Avenue Bridge
August 5, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the Kansas Avenue Bridge replacement project to celebrate her and Representative Jake LaTurner’s (R-KS-02) successful funding request to help replace a bridge that connects Kansas to Missouri and supports 8,000 trips daily.


Image
Rep. Davids interacting with a child
August 1, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged the Senate to pass a bipartisan tax package aimed at reducing taxes for hardworking families and small businesses in Kansas.


Image
Davids and Cleaver
July 26, 2024

Today, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded the Kansas City Inclusive Biologics and Biomanufacturing Tech Hub (KC BioHub) with $500,000 as part of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) program.


Image
Rep. Davids and Derrick Mein
July 25, 2024

Today, on the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony, Representative Sharice Davids released a video of her conversation with Derrick Mein, Kansas' sole Olympic athlete in the 2024 Games. Mein, hailing from Paola, KS, will compete in trap shooting events.


Image
BBQ roundtable
July 23, 2024

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a conversation with KC-area BBQ restaurant owners on addressing the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses in Kansas. Following the event, Davids released an updated report on the current state of small business in Kansas’ Third Congressional District. Davids is a member of the U.S. House Small Business Committee.