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Rep. Sharice Davids alongside Governor Kelly, KDOT Secretary Lorenz, and Miami County Officials.
August 25, 2022

LOUISBURG, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids and Governor Laura Kelly joined Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and Miami County officials to celebrate the K-68 highway expansion project advancing to construction.


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Rep. Davids visiting the JCCC CDL training program.
August 23, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $75,000 to Johnson County Community College (JCCC) for its accredited Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) program.

Issues:Education

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Representative Sharice Davids with Dr. Stefan Bossmann at the KU Cancer Center.
August 19, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded $2,822,506 to The University of Kansas Cancer Center to support its life-saving research. Last month, after many years of work, the center was officially designated as a "Comprehensive" cancer center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Issues:Health Care

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Representative Sharice Davids with Kyle Prellberg, Kansas U.S. Army veteran, Jim Bunker, Disabled American Veterans, and Bruce Fischbach, Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars.
August 16, 2022

LENEXA, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local veterans to celebrate the bipartisan passage of the Honoring our PACT Act, a Davids-supported law that expands Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care eligibility to 3.5


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Davids speaks about the impact of this investment in domestic manufacturing and innovation
August 13, 2022

KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (SC-06) in the Kansas Third District to tour a local health clinic and discuss their efforts to close the Medicaid coverage gap in their states.

Issues:Health Care

August 12, 2022

In keeping with her commitment to lower costs for Kansas families and businesses, today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, comprehensive legislation that will lower health care and energy costs and reduce the national debt by more than $300 billion.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with local officials after touring an Olathe lead pipe replacement site.
August 11, 2022

OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids met with city, state, and regional leaders to discuss how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the largest investment in clean drinking water in American history, can help replace lead pipes across the Kansas Third.


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Rep. Sharice Davids standing in front of a soon  to  be roundabout at the intersection of 167th Street and Antioch.
August 10, 2022
Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured the 167th Street, Antioch to Switzer Road, reconstruction project in Overland Park, which will improve the accessibility of vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists, and support long-term job growth.

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Representative Davids announcing the “State of our Systems: Bridges” report alongside Kansas Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Lindsey Douglas.
August 10, 2022

Today, on the one-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passing the Senate, Representative Sharice Davids released a fact sheet highlighting how the landmark le


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Rep. Sharice Davids speaks with local manufacturing, technology, and business leaders on the recently passed supply chain and manufacturing legislation.
August 9, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a roundtable discussion with local technology and manufacturing leaders to discuss how new semiconductor manufacturing investments will benefit the Kansas Third, including by bringing jobs to the area, lowering costs for consumers, and supporting workforce development.