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US House Seal
March 3, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after President Trump announced that 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada — two of the United States' largest trading partners — would begin tomorrow, March 4, after a one-


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Rep. Davids at Press Conference
March 3, 2025

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and local advocates held a press conference at Vibrant Health to push back against President Trump and House Republicans’ efforts to cut Medicaid in order to pay for tax giveaways for billionaires and big corporations.

Issues:Health Care

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Rep. Sharice Davids and local health care leaders.
February 28, 2025

KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids and local advocates held a press conference at Vibrant Health to push back against President Trump and House Republicans’ efforts to cut Medicaid while giving tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.

Issues:Health Care

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Davids speaks on the House floor about the importance of supporting Native entrepreneurs
February 27, 2025

Today, Representative Sharice Davids and 110 of her colleagues urged President Donald Trump, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to immediately halt and reverse the harmful impacts of executive actions that have to led to funding freezes and mass firings impacting Tribal programs.  


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Davids speaks on the importance of supporting Native entrepreneurs during today’s committee markup
February 25, 2025

Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted against a reckless budget plan that attacks the middle class and would slash essential investments that help families afford health care, put food on the table, and keep their kids in school. Meanwhile, it hands massive tax giveaways to big corporations and the ultra-wealthy — while making hard working Kansans pay more.

 


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Rep. Davids on news
February 24, 2025

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids hosted her fifth World Cup Community Conversation, bringing together local, state, regional, and federal officials alongside trade professionals and business experts.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with Steve Bowlin
February 21, 2025

In case you missed it, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) has been speaking out forcefully against President Trump’s reckless mass firing of federal workers, including employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


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Rep. Sharice Davids hosting a conversation about the 2026 World Cup.
February 20, 2025

MISSION, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted her fifth World Cup Community Conversation, bringing together local, state, regional, and federal officials alongside trade professionals and business experts.


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October 20, 2025

Thousands of federal workers in the Kansas City metro are missing paychecks, picking up side gigs and turning to food banks as the government shutdown enters its third week.

 


October 16, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids sat down with nearly a dozen furloughed federal workers Thursday in an emotional meeting where employees were brought to tears speaking about their struggles.


October 11, 2025

As the global hunger crisis intensifies, affecting millions across continents, Kansas legislators Sharice Davids and Roger Marshall have raised urgent alarms regarding important delays in food aid distribution by the United States Agency for International Growth (USAID).

Issues:Agriculture

October 7, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for legislation designed to allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue operating and paying employees during a government shutdown.


October 5, 2025

In May 2017, Dawn Wheeler’s older sister informed her that she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer.

 

Wheeler’s involuntary response to the message likely saved her own life.

 

Issues:Health Care

September 30, 2025

TOPEKA — Dawn Wheeler, a small business owner in Edwardsville, receives treatment for her metastatic breast cancer almost weekly.

 

One shot, which she gets every other week to treat cancer in her liver, costs around $10,000, she said.


September 19, 2025

More than $1 million will be invested in improvements for new bike and walking trails, playground equipment, safety surfacing and more in Roeland Park.

 

The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks with a $1.5 million federal grant to update and improve Nall Park.


September 17, 2025

Soon Native American Tribes across the United States could have greater autonomy in the way their citizens are distributed food. House Bill 3956, or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, will amend the 2018 Farm Bill by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribes.


September 16, 2025

The Congresswoman from Kansas has urged leadership to ensure that millions of Americans are not forced to pay more for healthcare.

 

Issues:Health Care

September 15, 2025

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids met with local, state, and federal law enforcement leaders at a summit focused on the growing threat of fentanyl, the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U.S. Rep. Davids received updates on current efforts and discussed challenges, tools, and long-term solutions with officials.