Press Releases
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local leaders from the Kansas City Metropolitan Area to celebrate the start of construction on a $540 million project with the Kansas City Levees project. When completed, the project will reduce the risk of flooding, improve the reliability and resiliency of the systems, strengthen aging infrastructure, and ensure the levees and floodwalls perform during future flood events. From full construction funding being announced in 2019 to today's groundbreaking, Rep.
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids welcomed the First Lady Jill Biden and Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman to Kansas City, Kansas for a roundtable discussion with Hispanic small business owners and community members.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new report examining the status and safety of bridges in the Third District of Kansas, the first installment in her office's "State of our Systems" series. The series will detail the most pressing infrastructure needs in the district and how Davids is working to bring federal funds to those projects, starting with bridges.
Today, during National Mental Illness Awareness Week, Representative Sharice Davids announced two grants from the Department of Health & Human Services to support mental health services in the Third District of Kansas. The grants are as follows:
Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after meeting with President Biden and fellow lawmakers to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure deal and budget reconciliation package:
Today, Representative Sharice Davids took to the House floor in support of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which would bring $3.8 billion to Kansas for infrastructure needs from roads and bridges to high-speed internet and public transit.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Science Foundation awarded $1 million to the University of Kansas Center for Research (KU) through the Civic Innovation Challenge, a national research competition. The winning project, led by KU and local civic partners like Kansas City Public Library, KC Digital Drive, ThrYve, Keystone Community Corporation, and KC Social Innovations Center, aims to help youth in the Kansas City Metro access out-of-school learning opportunities.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Institute of Standards & Technology awarded $32,200 to Kansas Manufacturing Solutions to provide services and support to local manufacturers. Kansas Manufacturing Solutions is based in Lenexa and is the only federally supported Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program center in Kansas.
As the bipartisan infrastructure bill moves through the U.S. House of Representatives, leaders from across the Third District joined together today to urge its passage and show their support for Representative Sharice Davids. Davids, who serves as Vice Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star last month calling for the legislation to be passed without delay.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her office has been selected to host a Gold Star Fellow for a one-year fellowship based in her Kansas offices. The position is open to Gold Star Family Members, and the person selected for the fellowship will work directly with constituents in the Third District of Kansas, acting as a facilitator with federal, state, and local agencies.