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Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after Russia escalated its aggression against Ukraine:
"We must make crystal clear that Russia cannot intimidate or invade our allies and partners without significant consequences. United as a country and with our allies, we must hold Putin accountable for his unjustified and unacceptable aggression.
I am continuing to monitor the situation closely. My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and our military service members stationed in Europe."
OLATHE, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured local biomanufacturer Ronawk, continuing her efforts to meet with local businesses and promote investment in supply chains, innovation, and American manufacturing. Ronawk's unique technology helps scientists advance cutting-edge research, such as the COVID-19 vaccine, and their use of domestic materials has helped them navigate ongoing supply chain issues.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her push to lower gas prices by temporarily suspending the federal gas tax through the end of the year, saving Kansans money at a time when gas prices are reaching their highest point in decades.
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local labor and business leaders at the United Autoworkers Local 31 to share her efforts to fix our supply chains, lower costs, and boost American workers. After meeting with leaders at the local General Motors Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant, which closed for several months last year due to the semiconductor "chip" shortage, Davids touted her support for major economic legislation that would invest in domestic chip manufacturing.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a total of $511,813 to six local organizations to strengthen both law enforcement and community-based responsiveness to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, and stalking. In total, Kansas received more than $1.8 million through these awards.
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids opened her new Overland Park District Office location, joined by Mayor Curt Skoog and the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce.
Rep. Davids joins staff, Mayor Curt Skoog, and Overland Park Chamber of Commerce to open her new Overland Park office location.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that Kansas will receive $5,847,059 this year under the bipartisan infrastructure law to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along key roads and highways. These investments will create good-paying jobs to help protect Kansas' environment and support American car manufacturers' rapidly-growing EV production.
Last week, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass the Postal Service Reform Act, bipartisan legislation to put the U.S. Postal Service on stronger financial footing and improve reliability after years of disastrous cuts and delays under Postmaster General DeJoy. The Senate is expected to vote on the legislation later this week.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that AmeriCorps awarded $689,595 to the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS to improve community health and alleviate poverty by placing AmeriCorps VISTA members in the Kansas Third. This funding, renewed for the eighth year, allows 35 year-round and 20 summer members to work full-time on fundraising, grant writing, research, and volunteer recruitment to engage, empower, and improve the community.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that the first round of transit funding under the historic bipartisan infrastructure law is heading to Kansas to strengthen public transportation systems, support transit jobs, and make urgently needed investments. Davids helped lead these investments to passage through her role as Vice Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
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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.