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Today, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Sharice Davids (KS-03) discussed key infrastructure priorities during a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and a bipartisan group of Committee members.
The group discussed the need to create and pass an infrastructure package that would build back the U.S. economy with materials made in America, create good-paying jobs, and combat the effects of climate change.
The Hill: When Infrastructure Fails
By: Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03)
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on her vote to pass the American Rescue Plan, a COVID relief package that would help get the virus under control and provide the relief that Kansans desperately need:
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the passage of the Equality Act, which would ensure LGBTQ Americans are guaranteed the full protections of federal civil rights laws. Davids presided over the House floor during debate on the landmark legislation.
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman, Richard Glick asking him to consider expeditiously Governor Laura Kelly's emergency request to protect Kansans from the potentially severe economic consequences following the arctic blast last week.
The Shawnee Mission Post today reported on Representative Sharice Davids' work to address fraudulent small business loans that have impacted residents of the Kansas Third. Davids has called on the Small Business Administration to investigate these claims and ensure that aid is getting to small business owners who need it – not bad actors exploiting a critical relief program.
Representative Sharice Davids has called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to investigate claims of fraudulent small business loans, including those happening in Johnson County.
KMBC reported this week on the $1.4 million in state and federal funding Rep. Sharice Davids helped secure for Lenexa business Dentec to manufacture personal protection equipment needed during the pandemic, such as face masks and N95 filters. The funding has allowed the company to open a new facility and hire 5 times the workers they started with.
As Kansas continues to experience extreme weather conditions, Representative Sharice Davids has urged President Joe Biden to support Governor Laura Kelly's state of emergency however possible.