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US House Seal
March 7, 2024

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address:

 


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City Traffic Engineer Brian Shields showing Rep. Sharice Davids an outdated traffic control signal.
March 6, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that $14.8 million is coming to the Third District of Kansas to benefit local projects. If accepted by local recipients, the projects will help purchase new law enforcement training vehicles, modernize a bridge that connects Kansas and Missouri, improve water access during extreme weather, and more. Out of hundreds of bipartisan submissions, 14 Davids-requested projects were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today as part of a broader bipartisan government funding bill.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with Brian Newton, local veteran and owner of Morty’s.
March 5, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she will be joined by Brian Newton, a veteran and small business owner from Kansas City, KS, at the State of the Union address. After returning home from service, Newton faced multiple challenges in reacclimating to society and starting a business. Since then, he has found success in Morty’s, a food cart and catering business specializing in Italian beef sandwiches and Vienna Beef Chicago-style hot dogs.

 


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Rep. Davids at a Roeland Park Price Chopper.
March 4, 2024

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.


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US House Seal
February 29, 2024

Today, after voting for bipartisan legislation that averts a government shutdown, Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement calling for further bipartisan cooperation to keep the government open in the long term.

 


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Davids speaks on the House floor about the importance of supporting Native entrepreneurs
February 29, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan bill, known as the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act, passed the U.S. House with strong bipartisan support. Davids, an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and member of the U.S.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with Customs and Border Patrol agents at the Long Beach Container Terminal
February 27, 2024

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids led a group of New Democrat Coalition (New Dems) members on a visit to the Port of Long Beach, one of the biggest and busiest ports in the country. The group saw how the port’s efforts to clear COVID-19 backlogs have improved supply chains nationwide and helped lower costs for hardworking families and small businesses.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with local parents, health care advocates, and providers at Vibrant Health in Kansas City, KS.
February 21, 2024

Today, during Black History Month, Representative Sharice Davids joined local providers, health care advocates, and parents to discuss America's worsening maternal mortality crisis, specifically among women of color. Davids reaffirmed her support for increased research and attention to maternal health care and spoke on her legislation to improve data collection on maternal mortality and morbidity.

Issues:Health Care

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Rep. Sharice Davids at Adams Urban Farm in Shawnee, KS.
February 20, 2024

SHAWNEE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited an urban farm in Shawnee to speak with minority farmers during Black History Month. The group discusses certain U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that help connect underserved producers to capital assistance and other resources — ultimately to increase the number of minority-owned and operated agribusinesses in Kansas. Davids, a member of the U.S.

Issues:Agriculture

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February 14, 2024

Representative Sharice Davids issued the below statement following a shooting incident at today’s Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, MO: