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Today, as the Chair of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, Representative Sharice Davids led a hearing on the barriers facing women entrepreneurs. Executive Director of the Kansas City Women's Business Center Sherry Turner testified during the hearing, sharing her experience working with over 800 female business owners in Kansas, particularly through the pandemic.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that after a 19-hour markup, the INVEST in America Act passed out of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee with bipartisan support and several Kansas priorities included.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids stopped by her alma mater Johnson County Community College (JCCC) to attend a welcome back event for JCCC staff and tour the vaccine clinic on campus. Davids met with Dr. Andy Bowne, President of JCCC, to hear about the impact of federal pandemic relief aid on students, colleges, and universities in the Third District of Kansas and how the American Rescue Plan is helping students and staff get back on track.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that two infrastructure projects in Kansas' Third District, the expansion of US Highway 69 and purchase of electric buses for KCATA, have been selected for federal funding through the INVEST in America Act, the comprehensive federal surface transportation bill. Additionally, two bills introduced earlier this year by Davids, the Resilient Repairs Act and the Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act, have been included in the broader legislation.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that 12 students from the Kansas Third District have successfully received their appointment to a U.S. Service Academy and will be continuing their education at one of the four eligible federal academies. In a sendoff event in Overland Park this afternoon, Davids presented each student with a certificate acknowledging their incredible achievement and Harden Boldt, U.S. Naval Academy class of 2024 from Shawnee Mission North High School, shared his advice for the students as they take this next step.
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited El Centro, Inc., a community center and bilingual Pre-K academy serving the growing Hispanic community in Wyandotte and Johnson Counties, to listen to their concerns and share the impact of federal relief funds on their facilities and the families they serve.
Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) released the following statement on the recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks and rhetoric:
"The recent surge in anti-Semitic attacks and rhetoric is despicable, and worse still, it is part of a historic pattern. I stand with the Jewish community in condemning these incidents forcefully and completely. Anti-semitism, bigotry, and hate have no place in our society, and we will be stronger and safer if we refuse to allow them."
Today, Representative Sharice Davids focused on helping Johnson County fraud victims and securing resources for Kansas businesses during a hearing with Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman. Administrator Guzman appeared before the House Small Business Committee for the first time this morning to discuss pandemic relief programs, such as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Restaurant Revitalization Fund, Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Programs (EIDL).
This week, Rep. Davids introduced the Resilient Repairs Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to rebuild damaged highways, roads, and trails with resiliency in mind—reducing the likelihood of recurring future repairs. Kansas is one of the top five states rated most susceptible to the effects of climate change, particularly flooding.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced more than $110 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Kansas' 3rd Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. This funding will help institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to students who are facing hunger, homelessness, and other hardship.
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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.