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OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, on the one-year anniversary of historic legislation to lower costs and fight climate change, Representative Sharice Davids visited a local business to highlight how Kansas businesses and families can receive discounts to update appliances or tax credits to install clean energy systems like solar panels.
ABILENE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined the U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library to celebrate the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 70th anniversary. President Eisenhower, who was raised in Abilene, Kansas, created the SBA in 1953 to support and protect the interests of small businesses. Davids has served on the U.S. House Small Business Committee since coming to Congress in 2019.
KANSAS CITY, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids worked a "Sharice's Shift" at 1889 Pizza Napoletana to highlight her work to lower costs for Kansas small businesses and strengthen our domestic supply chain.
OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, on the one-year anniversary of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act being signed into law, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a roundtable discussion with local elected officials, manufacturers, and researchers to discuss how semiconductor manufacturing investments are bringing jobs to Kansas, lowering costs for consumers, and supporting workforce development.
LENEXA, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the one-year anniversary of the bipartisan Honoring our PACT Act, a Davids-supported law that expands Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility to five million American veterans who were exposed to toxic airborne hazards while deployed.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured the Renner Pump Station in Olathe to highlight her recently approved federal funding request. This project, which is one of 15 Davids-sponsored requests, would replace the 35-year-old generator at the pump station, ensuring access to clean drinking water in emergency situations. Davids was joined by Olathe Mayor John Bacon and City Administrator Tim Danneberg.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local superintendents, school resource officers, and law enforcement officials for her third summit regarding the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose deaths in the United States. The group discussed the impact the fentanyl crisis has on students and how Davids can better advocate in Congress for Kansas youth.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids spent the morning with the Overland Park Police Department (OPPD), where she joined their weekly staff meeting and went on a ride-along with a local law enforcement officer.
Yesterday, during a U.S. House Small Business Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids discussed the importance of accessing high-speed internet across all Kansas communities, including in rural areas. University of Kansas researchers recently found that up to 1 million Kansans lack access to high-speed broadband, with rural areas receiving the slowest download speeds.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced Kansas’ Third Congressional District has created more clean energy jobs than any other congressional district in the country.
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Kansas lawmakers marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 by honoring the 67 people killed and renewing calls for stronger aviation safety reforms.
Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids visited Emerson Elementary School in Kansas City, Kansas after she introduced the Afterschool ACCESS Act to make afterschool care more accessible for working parents.
“We’ve been in this childcare deficit for a long time,” she said.
“We got to we’ve really got to start thinking outside the box to try to solve these issues.”
Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids has introduced legislation aimed at expanding afterschool programs — but the people who run those programs say it won’t address their biggest challenge.
A Kansas City-area U.S. representative secured about $9 million in federal infrastructure funds in Congress’ latest budget to finance projects in Wyandotte, Johnson and Miami counties, according to a news release sent last week.
The projects, championed by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, are designed to improve road, water and aviation infrastructure in Kansas’ Third District.
The House of Representatives passed $100 million on Thursday to help transit agencies cover costs in the 2026 World Cup host cities.
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids made the announcement. She is also the founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus.
Originally, they were told it would be an extra seven days than expected. Their flight, along with hundreds of others, were cancelled due to the FAA shutting down airspace over the Caribbean.
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Some wouldn’t be too upset about extra days in paradise, but the Bernards were ready to get home and back to work, especially with some medication running low.
This month, President Donald Trump called affordability a “hoax,” a “con job” and a “scam.” Meanwhile, Kansas families are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing costs, especially during the holidays.
In Washington, too many decision-makers simply don’t feel these price increases themselves. When you’re wealthy and insulated, affordability becomes just another message in a polished campaign ad — not a reality you have to live with.
Lawmakers from both parties and businesses spanning the airline and farming industries want sustainable aviation fuel to take off.
A bill introduced by Republican and Democratic lawmakers this week would strengthen a credit for SAF producers that was recently pruned, while also aiming to create thousands of jobs in agriculture and other areas.
U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Mike Flood (NE-01), Sharice Davids (KS-03), and Troy Carter (LA-02) introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, bipartisan legislation that strengthens the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, creates economic opportunities for farmers, and reduces emissions in the transportation sector.