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As major economic legislation to strengthen supply chains and increase America's global competitiveness enters final deliberations, Representative Sharice Davids wrote to Congressional leadership urging them to prioritize small businesses and American-made medical supplies.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for Kansans with diabetes. The Affordable Insulin Now Act passed the House with bipartisan support.
"Insulin prices have continued to soar while drug companies rake in profits. This is an issue in our country, and our country alone. It's long past time we do something about it," said Davids. "By capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month, we are not only lowering a major cost burden for tens of thousands of Kansans—we are saving lives."
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after meeting with President Biden and White House staff along with her New Democrat Coalition colleagues:
Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced bipartisan legislation to address the ongoing opioid crisis among youth by expanding prevention programs and improving mental health supports for student athletes. The Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act is led by Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), and Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) along with Davids. The Senate companion legislation is being led by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) President Dr. Greg Mosier and community partners to celebrate passage of Davids' funding request for KCKCC's Automation Engineering Technology Program, supporting workforce training in manufacturing and engineering industries.
This week, Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for bipartisan legislation to prevent insider trading by Members of Congress and increase government accountability. Davids signed on to the bipartisan TRUST in Congress Act, which would promote transparency and reduce opportunities for inappropriate or corrupt use of elected office by requiring Members of Congress to put certain investment assets into a qualified blind trust during their tenure.
MERRIAM, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Merriam Mayor Bob Pape and local officials to celebrate passage of Davids' funding request for the Upper Turkey Creek flood mitigation project.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the passing of Dean of the House Don Young:
"I was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of the Dean of the House, Congressional Native American Caucus Vice Chair, and U.S. Representative from Alaska Don Young. Representative Young was a force in the Halls of Congress and never hid his love for the House, the people of Alaska, or his country. He wasn't afraid to speak his mind and worked hard to bring people to the table.
Today, ahead of the 12-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansas parents and seniors to celebrate the landmark law's benefit to Kansans and to call for continued action to lower costs on health care and prescription drugs. Davids was joined by three residents from the Kansas Third, who shared how the cost of prescription drugs and insulin have impacted their lives.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $4,113,744 to two Head Start programs in Kansas' Third District. These Head Start programs work daily to emphasize children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Children that participate in Head Start programs receive benefits that appear immediately and last a lifetime.
HHS Head Start Grant Recipients include:
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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.
.Missouri’s Sam Graves and Kansas’ Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann back a new law to use data to stop accidents before they happen.Getty Images
For decades, Congress has treated roadway safety the way too many drivers treat a warning light on the dashboard: Ignore it until something breaks. Federal transportation policy has largely followed suit, funding response over prevention and leaving agencies to document tragedies rather than avert them.
Representative Sharice Davids announced she secured a $2.6 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to support construction of a new air traffic control tower at New Century AirCenter.
U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) says the National Weather Service has failed to respond to her demands for answers about missed weather balloon launches.
She adds that seven more tornadoes touched down across the state this week, and critical atmospheric data collection disruptions continue.