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Today, as the current Farm Bill officially expires, Representative Sharice Davids urged her colleagues in Congress to come together and pass a new bipartisan Farm Bill that supports Kansas farmers and rural communities. Davids emphasized that inaction is not an option when it comes to securing the future of Kansas agriculture.
Last week, Representatives Sharice Davids, Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02), Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-05), and Sam Graves (R-MO-06) united in a bipartisan effort to address mail delivery delays in the Kansas City area. The group called on U.S.
Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02), Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-05), and Sam Graves (R-MO-06) united in a bipartisan effort to address mail delivery delays in the Kansas City area. The group called on U.S.
Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) urged U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) to address the delays in processing Global Entry applications. In their letter, Davids and her colleagues emphasized complaints from constituents about long wait times and challenges securing in-person appointments at nearby locations within a reasonable timeframe.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids accompanied a Shawnee family to pick up their children from day care. Davids then joined the parents, who considered having one of them stay home from work due to high child care costs, to discuss her bipartisan Affordable Childcare Act. The bill doubles three different tax credits, putting money directly in parents’ pockets.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a family in Kansas City, KS to see firsthand how new federal tax credits are helping Kansans lower their utility bills. Kansans who make qualified energy-efficient improvements to their homes may qualify for certain tax credits, which have already saved 3.4 million American families more than $8 billion.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $394,310 to Garnett Municipal Airport to reconstruct a crumbling runway. The award stems from the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, which was supported by the bipartisan infrastructure law. Davids, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was the only member of the Kansas delegation to vote for the law.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new investments in Kansas that will strengthen food supply chains, increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, and lower food costs. Through two grant programs, created by the Davids-supported American Rescue Plan, meat and poultry processers across Kansas will receive more than $10.5 million. These actions will help lower food costs by spurring competition and strengthening supply chains.
OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids held a townhall at Ridgeview Village Senior Living in Olathe to celebrate new reduction in prescription drug costs for Kansans on Medicare. As a result, 74,000 Kansans who take these prescription drugs will see their costs decrease by up to 79 percent. Davids was the only member of Kansas’ congressional delegation to support these new cost-saving measures, that will lower Americans' out-of-pocket drug costs by $1.5 billion in the first year alone.
Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced newly reduced prices for the first 10 prescription drugs, listed here, negotiated by Medicare. 74,000 Kansans will save up to 79 percent on their prescriptions.
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Farm-state Dems say Argentina beef measure brings volatility, not lower prices
Two Ag Committee Democrats will argue to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today that recent efforts to increase imports of Argentinian beef will do little to lower prices while spurring market volatility.
Sixteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, concerns about healthcare affordability persist in Kansas, as some lawmakers and residents point to rising costs following the expiration of federal tax credits.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - More than $13 million in federal funding is headed to Kansas City to upgrade its public transit fleet and facilities.
Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced on Monday, March 9, that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $13.3 million to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.
SHAWNEE, Kan. - A Kansas family said a call to their congresswoman’s office helped bring their daughter and son-in-law home after they were stranded overseas with an unmet critical medical need.
Janet Fulgham said her daughter Laura and Laura’s husband Adam had been traveling in the UAE when an attack on Iran disrupted their plans to return home.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids said ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday she was concerned about his promises of lower costs, stability and support for American families.
Drake Semchyshyn turned a personal pain point at school into an award-winning app.
The Blue Valley West senior created Catalyst — designed to improve students’ academic experience within Canvas, a widely used learning management system — winning the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Kansas’ Third District.
The rising cost of fertilizer and other supplies is putting pressure on Kansas farmers.
It was a key issue that came up Thursday, when Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) visited Spring Hill.
She toured the Ottawa Co-op and met with producers from across the agriculture supply chain.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas lawmakers are pushing sweeping aviation safety reforms, one year after a midair collision killed 67 people.
U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) have each introduced bipartisan bills aimed at modernizing the Federal Aviation Administration.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas endorsed federal legislation mandating upgrades to civilian and military collision-avoidance technology, changes to helicopter flight routes and improvement to air traffic control training inspired by a 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people.
The crash of a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet that had departed Wichita occurred over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
As farmers feel the effects of trade wars and look ahead to the next farm bill, a Kansas congresswoman has invited a state agricultural leader to President Donald Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.
Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union, will be a guest of U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, for the president's Feb. 24 speech in Washington, D.C.