Press Releases

Yesterday, the House Small Business Committee passed their portion of the budget reconciliation package, containing several provisions to support small manufacturers that Representative Sharice Davids pushed to include.

KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids held a press conference on a new federal strategy to expand Medicaid in states like Kansas, where state legislatures have repeatedly blocked it. Davids called for the upcoming budget reconciliation package to both continue current expansion incentives and include a federal plan to expand Medicaid coverage. She was joined by local advocates and health care professionals who have seen first-hand the need to expand Medicaid coverage in the Third District and across Kansas.

Representative Sharice Davids, member of the House Small Business Committee and enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act of 2021 to give Native American small businesses a seat at the table within the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Today, Representative Sharice Davids took a stand for small businesses, urging Congressional leaders to use the upcoming budget reconciliation package to increase access to capital for small manufacturers. Davids called for the inclusion of policies like the SUPPLIES Act, which was inspired by the story of a Lenexa-based manufacturer, to ensure small manufacturers can secure the financing they need to succeed long-term.

Today, Representative Sharice Davids called for a dual approach to Medicaid expansion in the upcoming budget reconciliation package, urging Congressional leaders to both continue the current expansion incentives and include a federal plan to expand Medicaid coverage in states like Kansas, where state legislatures have repeatedly blocked it. Kansas is one of 12 states that has chosen not to take the financial incentives and expand Medicaid, leaving as many as 165,000 Kansans without access to affordable health care during a pandemic.

Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids published a guest column in The Kansas City Star on what the bipartisan infrastructure deal passed by the Senate this month would mean for the Third District of Kansas.

Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) released a video encouraging their constituents to get their COVID vaccines.

Representative Sharice Davids, Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus and enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, joined Co-Chair and member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), to introduce the Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021 (NAVRA).