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Representative Sharice Davids applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that Kansas will receive $79,430,000 from the bipartisan infrastructure law to address drinking water and wastewater systems. This 2022 allocation is the first of five years of dedicated State Revolving Fund water funding that Kansas will receive through the Davids-backed bipartisan infrastructure law.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids, a member of the House Small Business Committee, announced that the SBA Kansas City District Office has reached $124,580,140 in funding to small businesses in the Kansas Third District through 186 traditional loans for fiscal year 2021. As a direct result of these SBA guaranteed 7(a) and 504 small business loans, 10,662 jobs were created or saved in Kansas and Missouri in FY 2021.
Representative Sharice Davids, a member of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), shared new JEC data today estimating that in the Kansas Third District, 91,000 Child Tax Credit monthly tax cuts were delivered to families' bank accounts the week before Thanksgiving—a total of $37.9 million covering 148,000 children.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that over $1.2 million in pandemic relief aid has been granted to airports and transportation businesses in the Third District of Kansas. Through the American Rescue Plan and the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) program, both of which Davids voted to support, four local businesses will be receiving flexible economic relief funds to keep their doors open and keep travelers safe.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the House passage of Build Back Better Act:
"I have been clear about my priorities on this bill, both on the policies included and the overall cost. I fought to exclude unnecessary IRS reporting requirements that would harm consumers, and I will work to see it improved in the Senate and to push against the tax provisions that would only benefit wealthy states and millionaires as the bill moves through the legislative process.
In a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing today, Vice Chair Sharice Davids heard from trucking, rail, port, and logistics executives about current supply chain issues. Davids focused on long-term workforce and manufacturing solutions, highlighting her bill to introduce more women to the trucking workforce, as they currently make up just 24% of all transportation and warehouse jobs.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new report examining the status and safety of water infrastructure in the Third District of Kansas, the second installment in her office's "State of our Systems" series. The series details the most pressing infrastructure needs in the district and how Davids is working to bring federal funds to those projects.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined President Biden and Vice President Harris at the White House as the President officially signed the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. Davids serves as Vice Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
On Tuesday, Representative Sharice Davids joined local leaders from across the Kansas Third District to celebrate passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which is expected to bring $3.8 billion to Kansas for infrastructure needs from roads and bridges to high-speed internet and public transit. The event was widely attended by members of the local labor community, business leaders, climate advocates, elected officials, and more—all applauding Davids' work to pass this much-needed infrastructure legislation.
Representative Sharice Davids honored Veterans Day at the Overland Park Veterans Day celebration, meeting with local veterans and servicemembers, members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Army Legion Band, and local first responders.
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A Kansas City, Kansas, Underground Railroad site that sheltered enslaved people lacks federal recognition, and local lawmakers just introduced a bill to change that.
Why it matters: Quindaro Townsite is not open to the public, and the federal funding that comes with a National Historic Landmark designation would make that possible.
All members of the Kansas House delegation including Democrat Sharice Davids and Republicans Tracey Mann, Ron Estes and Derek Schmidt voted in favor of the bill.
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet from Wichita with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill still needs to be strengthened.
Transportation officials gathered on Capitol Hill to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s massive visitor influx.
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she hosted the second in a series of Capitol Hill briefings on Tuesday, April 14.
Increases in diesel and gasoline prices are already impacting farmers as they plant crops in Sumner County. Kansas State University economist Gregg Ibendahl estimates that the average Kansas grain farm will spend an additional $10,000 on fuel this season.
Kansas State-Olathe campus representatives joined other local governments Tuesday to highlight new federal funding secured in February by 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids and Sen. Jerry Moran.
K-State Olathe is set to receive $5 million later this year to purchase lab equipment for the school’s supply chain research and advanced manufacturing curriculum. The equipment will support a $4 million expansion the campus opened in January for those programs.
On April 7, Rep. Sharice Davids joined local leaders to announce 14 projects in Kansas’ Third District totaling $17.8 million. The funding will support workforce training, flood mitigation, road and bridge safety, law enforcement, and other community priorities.
The FDA gave accelerated approval for a groundbreaking drug that helps treat Hunter syndrome, a rare disease that affects fewer than 500 people in the United States. It's mainly diagnosed among boys.
Hunter syndrome has not had an FDA-approved treatment in 20 years, until now.
Rep. Sharice Davids announced Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation’s (ECKAN) Head Start program with a new federal grant.
The $3.7 million will be used to continue providing early education opportunities and family support services to children and families in Anderson and Miami counties.
Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the reopening of the STARBASE facility at the Kansas City Readiness Center. The program offers hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning for elementary students at no cost to schools. Governor Laura Kelly, Senator Roger Marshall, Representative Derek Schmidt, and local leaders, teachers, and students joined the event.
Farm-state Dems say Argentina beef measure brings volatility, not lower prices
Two Ag Committee Democrats will argue to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today that recent efforts to increase imports of Argentinian beef will do little to lower prices while spurring market volatility.