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September 8, 2022

Earlier this week, The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) announced that Representative Sharice Davidshas won a Democracy Award, a distinctive honor recognizing achievement in operations and constituent service by Members of Congress.


September 8, 2022

KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a roundtable discussion with Kansas City business leaders to discuss how to continue attracting federal investments from the bipartisan infrastructure law and recently-passed manufacturing legislation to the Kansas Third.


September 7, 2022

OLATHE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids held a roundtable discussion on new provisions to lower the cost of prescription drugs in Kansas. Davids also joined Glenda DuBoise, State Director of AARP Kansas for a virtual town hall to speak directly to Kansas seniors about these new cost-saving measures.

Issues:Health Care

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Rep. Davids with Laura Laiben of the Culinary Center of Kansas City and Sherry Turner, Executive Director of the Kansas City Women’s Business Center
September 6, 2022

OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured The Culinary Center of Kansas City, a local woman-owned business and client of the Kansas City Women's Business Center (WBC). Davids' visit follows House passage of her bipartisan bill, the Women's Business Centers Improvement Act, which would increase access to resources and opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Kansas and across the country. In 2021, the Kansas City WBC assisted 513 local small business owners with counseling, training, and resources.


September 1, 2022

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the result of Alaska's At-Large Congressional District special election:


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A map showing the locations of the abandoned oil well projects and number of wells in each.
September 1, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million to help plug 67 abandoned oil wells in Johnson County and 176 in Miami County. This historic investment is part of the $58.6 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding that will create good-paying, union jobs, introduce new economic opportunity, and reduce dangerous methane leaks at the 5,400 abandoned wells in Kansas.


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Health Care Savings in the Kansas Third
September 1, 2022

Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids released a report on the new health insurance savings Kansans can soon utilize thanks to the new health care law that passed earlier this month. Davids held a press conference to share what Kansans must know to take advantage of the new provisions.

Issues:Health Care

August 31, 2022
Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the Olathe Police and Fire Departments to tour two public safety projects that she sponsored for federal funding. Davids toured the Police Department's Mobile Command Unit and the Fire Department's Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program, two of the 15 Davids-requested projects approved by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.

August 30, 2022

OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a report on the new health insurance savings Kansans can soon utilize thanks to federal actions that include the health care law that passed earlier this month.

Issues:Health Care

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Rep. Sharice Davids with local law enforcement officers during her first fentanyl summit.
August 26, 2022

Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids joined local, state, and federal law enforcement officials for a summit regarding the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose death in the United States. Davids received a briefing on current efforts to address the issue and spoke with the law enforcement officials on the challenges they face, measures utilized now, and possible long-term solutions.