Press Releases

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.

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.

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.

Recently, Representative Sharice Davids hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, Former Kansas Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam, and other policymakers from both parties to discuss the successes and challenges of Kansas’ farmers and producers.

Today, Representative Sharice Davids invited high school students from Kansas’ Third Congressional District to participate in her 2024 Congressional Art Competition. The winning artwork will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and the artist will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington D.C.

SPRING HILL, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids worked a "Sharice's Shift" at Seats Incorporated, a local truck seating manufacturer, to highlight her efforts to make more goods in Kansas.

OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited El Centro in Olathe, KS to discuss her work to protect affordable health care for all Kansans and to celebrate the recent 14^th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. A record of more than 21 million Americans enrolled in quality health care under the Affordable Care Act in 2023, including 171,376 Kansans.

OVERLAND PARK, KS - Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids toured the 167th Street reconstruction project in Overland Park, which has had significant improvements since her last visit in 2022.