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Rep. Sharice Davids at Finley Farms with local, state, and federal agricultural leaders.
May 1, 2024

Last night, Representative Sharice Davids urged the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to consider expanding a water conservation program to include Kansas’ High Plains Aquifer (HPA).

Issues:Agriculture

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Rep. Sharice Davids with local veterans and Kansas City VA staff celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Honoring Our PACT Act at the Lenexa VA Clinic.
April 30, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her office has been selected to host a Green & Gold Congressional Aide for a two-year position based in her Overland Park district office. The opportunity is open to veterans, Gold Star families, and active-duty spouses who meet certain eligibility requirements.


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Rep. Davids during hearing
April 26, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids celebrated Kansas’ newly approved proposal to utilize nearly $452 million to deploy affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the state.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with Terrell Banks. Banks is a five-year veteran with Waste Management and has handled both residential and commercial routes. After receiving her Commercial Driver’s License in 2010, she worked for Kansas City International Airport and FedEx before driving for Waste Management in the Kansas City metro area.
April 25, 2024

SHAWNEE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids worked a "Sharice's Shift" alongside Terrell Banks, a five-year veteran with Waste Management, to collect trash at homes in Shawnee, KS. Davids highlighted her bipartisan legislation to support women truck drivers, which passed as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law.


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Davids supports federal action to prevent internet bill increases.
April 23, 2024

Last week, Davids took multiple actions to lower costs for hardworking families in Kansas and across the country. First, she announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fulfilled her request to issue a national emergency fuel waiver, allowing the sale of cheaper-produced fuel and saving Kansas money at the gas pump.


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US House Seal
April 20, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after voting for bipartisan legislation that protects America’s allies abroad and sends much-needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

 


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Rep. Davids at the gas pump
April 19, 2024

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fulfilled Representative Sharice Davids’ request by issuing a national emergency fuel waiver to allow the sale of E15 – a fuel blended with 10.5 to 15 percent ethanol – during the 2024 summ


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Rep. Davids at a Roeland Park Price Chopper.
April 18, 2024

This week, Representative Sharice Davids helped introduced bipartisan legislation to protect America's food and agriculture supply chain, preventing disruptions that inflate grocery costs. With supply chain issues exacerbated by COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, rising grocery prices continue to be a main concern for hardworking families.


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Rep. Daivds and Sen. Roberts during ag tour
April 15, 2024

Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star highlighting her recent farm tour and conversations with a bipartisan group of agriculture policy makers and Kansas farmers and producers.

Issues:Agriculture

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Group of people in front of flags and KU backdrop
April 12, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Kansas Medical Center with more than $4,200,000 to boost research capabilities in Kansas’ Third Congressional District. The four projects being awarded will develop treatments for neurological disorders, cancers, and diabetes and help close disparity gaps in health care. The University of Kansas is one of 36 U.S.

Issues:Health Care