Press Releases
Last night, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), which invests in our nation's service members, innovation and technology, allies and partners, and diversity to strengthen our national security. The NDAA is passed by congress annually to update defense policies and determine how military funding is spent. The bill passed with large bipartisan support.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Senators Angus King (ME), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Amy Klobuchar (MN), as well as White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling and U.S. Department of the Treasury Chief Recovery Officer Jacob Leibenluft to announce Kansas has received $83.5 million for increased broadband accessibility projects. The U.S.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids welcomed the announcement that Panasonic Energy's application to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Kansas has been approved and a potential site in De Soto, Kansas has been selected. Davids worked closely with Governor Laura Kelly and local leaders in government and business to help attract the $4 billion investment, which is expected to create 4,000 jobs.
GARDNER, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured the Gardner wastewater infrastructure project, which was recently approved for federal funding. The project is aimed at creating new space for residential and commercial development as Gardner has the highest projected population growth rate in Johnson County through 2030. Davids was joined by Gardner Mayor Todd Winters and City Administrator Jim Preutting.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids welcomed Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure's Aviation Subcommittee, to Kansas' Third District. Davids and Larsen spoke with local aviation leaders and community partners and toured a manufacturing facility and the Kansas City International Airport (MCI). Davids serves as the Vice Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure.
Yesterday, on Independence Day, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star onmaking more goods in America, supporting our local workforce and manufacturing, and fixing our supply chain.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced 15 Davids-sponsored projects have been approved by the House Appropriation subcommittees, from updates to a police mobile command center to the modernization of a traffic-heavy bridge. The projects, totaling $32 million in federal funding, will be included in a larger appropriations package to be voted on in the House.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new report examining the state of transportation safety in the Third District of Kansas, the fourth installment in her office's "State of our Systems" series.
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids shadowed construction apprentices at Shamrock Trading Corp. to highlight her work on pro-manufacturing supply chain legislation. Davids is one of two Kansas lawmakers selected to serve on the leadership committee working to finalize this legislation, which would expand the Registered Apprentice Program that helps place workers in jobs at Shamrock and dozens of other companies in the Kansas Third.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass historic, bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation, the Safer Communities Act. This bill, which passed the Senate last night, will protect Kansas children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across the country. This passage comes after Davids urged the Senate to act on critical gun safety measures following recent mass shootings.