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OVERLAND PARK, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansans who have benefited from the middle-class tax cuts and cost-saving policies she has supported to highlight her work to lower everyday expenses for working families.
OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids met with Kansans whose health insurance premiums have skyrocketed since enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expired last year. Some participants shared that their monthly premiums have more than quadrupled, forcing them to rethink family budgets and raising concerns about whether they can continue to afford the coverage they rely on.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined the Renewable Fuels Association and the KC Diamonds for "Fuel Up Friday" at Casey's in Lenexa, where Kansas families received discounts on E15. As gas prices continue to climb, Davids highlighted how expanding access to E15 — a lower-cost fuel made from American-grown crops — can help lower prices at the pump, support Kansas farmers, strengthen American energy independence, and reduce reliance on foreign oil.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids is inviting Kansans in the Third District to share their experiences with the rising cost of living during a day of individual conversations on Thursday, July 30.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $33.5 million to the Kansas City BioSecure Manufacturing Tech Hub (KC BioHub). The major grant will help expand the region's leadership in biomanufacturing, strengthen domestic supply chains for lifesaving medicines, and create good-paying jobs.
This week, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO-05) called on the Trump Administration to release overdue federal funding that supports museums, historic sites, classrooms, and tourism across eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) joined Representative Brad Finstad (R-MN-01) and Center Forward for a bipartisan discussion on the future of the Farm Bill coalition. During the event, Davids emphasized that supporting farmers, strengthening rural communities, and keeping food affordable have long been bipartisan priorities — and urged Congress to move away from political games and get back to working together.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues to urge the Trump Administration to reinstate the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ phone line. One year ago, the administration ended the LGBTQ+ “Press 3” option.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, during a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), Representative Sharice Davids underscored the critical importance of investing in water infrastructure for Kansas communities facing both flooding and drought conditions.
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the City of Lenexa a $16 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) discretionary grant for the Lone Elm Interchange Project.
The project, a partnership between KDOT and the City of Lenexa, will construct a new diamond interchange at K-10 and Lone Elm Road, along with two miles of auxiliary lanes between K-7 and Woodland Road.
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Kansas families could soon have more information about savings and investment options for their children under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Derek Schmidt, and Sharice Davids.
The Born to Invest Act would create a nationwide framework based on a program recently established in Kansas. The goal is to help parents and guardians learn about tax-advantaged accounts that can be used to save for children’s futures.
Representatives Sharice Davids and Gabe Evans announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation aimed at making it easier for families to apply for Social Security survivor benefits. The Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act would require the Social Security Administration to create an online system for scheduling appointments and applying for survivor benefits.
Rep. Sharice Davids announced an $8.3 million federal award for the Kansas State Department of Education through the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program.
The funding includes about $2.9 million in base funding and $5.5 million in additional funding for fiscal year 2026.
After Congress passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" this week, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign it into law unless lawmakers also passed an unrelated bill focused on voting restrictions. Johnson County Rep. Sharice Davids joined KCUR's Up To Date to share her reactions and to discuss what could come next.
In a rare bipartisan feat, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" earlier this week.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs, a move supporters say would strengthen federal support for Native entrepreneurs and tribal economic development.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids held a roundtable in Shawnee with local officials and stakeholders about bison herd restoration as part of her America 250 week here in town.
She said the discussion helped her appreciate the importance of both preserving the American bison and increasing the large mammal’s population.
Last spring, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency employed slash-and-burn tactics to bring federal agencies to heel, local farm service centers in Kansas were hit especially hard.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture lost some 24,000 employees from September 2024 to December 2025, federal data shows. In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says she’s hearing from Kansas residents who are struggling to make ends meet. In an interview with KCUR's Up To Date, Davids said President Trump went to war in Iran "without a clear strategy," and it's adding to the high cost of living.
Keeping Iran from having a nuclear weapon is a top priority for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. But the congresswoman from Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District disagrees with how the Trump administration is trying to eliminate that threat.
A Kansas healthcare leader and a U.S. Representative are questioning why funding needed to continue essential scientific research isn’t being paid out.
“More than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health has allocated only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities,” wrote University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod with Ron Daniels, Johns Hopkins University president, in a Wall Street Journal column in May.
There are 13 Johnson County students headed to U.S. service academies this summer.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated the 13 students and their families with a send-off event on Friday at Corporate Woods Founders Park.
For Vance Provost, a 2025 Olathe North alumnus, his appointment to West Point and the May 29 send-off is the culmination of three years of work.