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OLATHE, KS – Representative Sharice Davids, Vice Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, joined the Johnson County Airport Commission and Olathe Chamber of Commerce to reopen Taxiway Alpha today at the Johnson County Executive Airport. The $4.2 million renovation of the aging taxiway was 100% funded by the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program, which Davids has voted to support.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids, member of the House Small Business Committee, continued her calls for a targeted relief package to small businesses most impacted by the pandemic, particularly restaurants and businesses in the fitness, event, and travel industries.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the status of Build Back Better Act negotiations:
Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new report examining the status and safety of roads in the Third District of Kansas, the third installment in her office's "State of our Systems" series.
Representative Sharice Davids applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation's announcement that Kansas will receive $500,636,086 from the bipartisan infrastructure law to create good-paying jobs for Kansans improving roads and bridges across the state. This is the first round of funding under the five years of federal investment in Kansas highways authorized by this new law.
As Kansas prepares to receive major federal investments in infrastructure, Representative Sharice Davids joined Overland Park-based broadband technology company WANRack to highlight the impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law on high-speed internet access in the Third District. Davids is the only member of the Kansas delegation to vote for these federal funds to address the state's infrastructure needs, including broadband.
This week, Representative Sharice Davids continued pushing for action on supply chains, voting to pass legislation to strengthen the overseas supply chain and bolster exports from American businesses.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids joined President Joe Biden in Kansas City to tout the bipartisan infrastructure law, which will bring $3.8 billion to Kansas for long-overdue infrastructure projects and create 2 million jobs per year for the next decade. Davids serves as Vice Chair of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and met with the President and senior White House officials multiple times during the bill's drafting before voting to pass it into law in November.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined President Joe Biden in Kansas City to tout the bipartisan infrastructure law, which will bring $3.8 billion to Kansas for long-overdue infrastructure projects and create 2 million jobs per year for the next decade.
Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement on the passing of former Senator Bob Dole:
"I'm very sorry to hear of the passing of Bob Dole, a dedicated public servant from Russell, Kansas to the ranks of the Army and all the way to the halls of Capitol Hill. He was a true statesman and honorable man.
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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.