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Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Education awarded Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) Hiersteiner Child Development Center (HCDC) up to $618,000 to provide on-campus childcare services for low-income student-parents.
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Xochitl Torres Small, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development, to announce USDA has awarded up to $45 million to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). Headquartered in Kansas City, KS, DFA will use this historic funding to implement a new, climate-smart initiative to help Kansas farmers and consumers reduce emissions and access sustainably produced dairy products.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded over $4.5 million to the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) to improve delivery speeds of unemployment insurance benefits. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansans applying for these benefits were met with significant delays due to outdated technology. This funding was provided through the American Rescue Plan Act, in which Davids was the only member of the Kansas delegation to support.
Yesterday, the Senate passed Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan bill to advance innovative new aviation technology. The bill now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. Davids, who serves as Vice Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act last year with Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee Garret Graves (R-LA). Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) sponsored the companion bill in the Senate.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded $200,000 to the Kansas Department of Commerce's State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). This funding will help Kansas small businesses begin to export goods and help existing exporters expand.
Yesterday, during a meeting with the Kansas Farm Bureau's Leadership Class, Representative Sharice Davids was presented with the "Friend of Farm Bureau" award from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The award is given to Members of Congress who have supported farmers, ranchers, and agricultural communities in the 117th Congress. Davids was nominated by the Kansas Farm Bureau and approved by the AFBF Board of Directors.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her office has officially helped recover over $11 million owed to local taxpayers in the Kansas Third District. This milestone highlights the success of Davids' robust constituent service efforts, a priority she's maintained since taking office. Of the $11 million, Davids' office recovered over $7 million in missing IRS tax returns.
Earlier this week, The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) announced that Representative Sharice Davidshas won a Democracy Award, a distinctive honor recognizing achievement in operations and constituent service by Members of Congress.
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a roundtable discussion with Kansas City business leaders to discuss how to continue attracting federal investments from the bipartisan infrastructure law and recently-passed manufacturing legislation to the Kansas Third.
OLATHE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids held a roundtable discussion on new provisions to lower the cost of prescription drugs in Kansas. Davids also joined Glenda DuBoise, State Director of AARP Kansas for a virtual town hall to speak directly to Kansas seniors about these new cost-saving measures.
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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.