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DE SOTO, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to De Soto to view the planned Panasonic Energy manufacturing plant site and discuss the impact of transformational legislation like the bipartisan infrastructure law and CHIPS and Science Act in the state.
In January, a new policy capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month started to take effect for folks on Medicare—including Kansans like Julie Cogley, an Overland Park retiree who previously paid as much as $700 a month for her insulin.
BUCYRUS, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids continued her Farm Bill listening tour in Miami County, visiting two farms and meeting with local producers and agriculture community leaders. Her tour will continue at farms, ranches, and businesses across the Third District as Davids prepares to consider the 2023 Farm Bill through her position on the House Agriculture Committee. This package of legislation is typically renewed every five years and determines federal agriculture and nutrition policy impacting Kansas families both urban and rural.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Governor Laura Kelly, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Acting Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Calvin Reed, and other local leaders to break ground on the US 69 modernization project. US 69 is the most congested and most dangerous four-lane road in the state, and the new project—funded in part by the bipartisan infrastructure law—will add two new lanes from 103rd to 151st Streets and complete a new interchange at 167th Street.
OTTAWA, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids continued her Farm Bill listening tour in Franklin County, visiting the Ottawa Cooperative Association (Co-op) and meeting with local producers and agriculture community leaders. The tour will continue at farms, ranches, and businesses across the Third District as Davids prepares to consider the 2023 Farm Bill through her position on the House Agriculture Committee.
GARNETT, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids kicked off her Farm Bill listening tour in Anderson County, visiting Bauman's Cedar Valley Farm and meeting with local producers and agriculture community leaders. The tour will continue at farms, ranches, and businesses across the Third District as Davids prepares to consider the 2023 Farm Bill through her position on the House Agriculture Committee. This package of legislation is typically renewed every five years and determines federal agriculture and nutrition policy impacting Kansas families both urban and rural.
LENEXA, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids delivered Valentine's Day cards at the Lenexa VA as part of her 5th annual "Valentines for Veterans" program. After calling for community submissions, Davids' office received hundreds of cards from all corners of Kansas' Third District, including Washington High School JROTC, Louisburg USD 416, and Paola USD 368.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced $1.28 million is coming to Kansas' Third District to improve roads and address traffic fatalities in Olathe and Wyandotte County. The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program was established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Davids voted to support, to redesign roads and streets to prevent deaths and serious injuries.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids introduced a bipartisan resolution designating the week of February 5, 2023 as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week." The resolution recognizes the importance of these institutions to the economic, educational, and social well-being of Indian Country. Davids serves as the Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus and was one of the first two Native women elected to Congress.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address:
"Tonight, I was looking for President Biden to share his plan for the challenges ahead, domestic and international, and to acknowledge the need for continued oversight and implementation on the bipartisan accomplishments of the last two years—particularly the infrastructure law and new domestic manufacturing investments.
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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.
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids, along with three other lawmakers, has introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act. This bipartisan bill aims to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel industry, create new opportunities for farmers, and cut emissions from transportation.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas joined five dozen colleagues requesting a House vote on legislation extending federal tax credits set to expire at the end of December that were implemented to moderate Affordable Care Act insurance costs.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas joined five dozen colleagues requesting a House vote on legislation extending federal tax credits set to expire at the end of December that were implemented to moderate Affordable Care Act insurance costs.
Representative Sharice Davids and 58 other House Democrats are calling for an immediate vote to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, matching a promise already made in the Senate. They say this is urgent because, without action, Kansans could see their monthly health insurance premiums jump by an average of 77 percent, putting coverage at risk for millions of Americans.
With the government reopened and the end of ObamaCare open enrollment fast approaching, House Democrats are calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to hold a vote on extending the law’s enhanced premium tax credits.
It was a balmy, beautiful fall Friday afternoon as dozens of community members, elected officials, and parks staff gathered at two neighborhood parks in eastern Kansas City, Kansas to celebrate over $1.5 million in park improvements that officials say will be a milestone for historically underserved areas of Wyandotte County.