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"I am heartbroken by the escalating violence in Israel & Gaza. The indiscriminate attacks by the Hamas terror group, the fear of raids and evictions in once-peaceful communities, and the loss of life, particularly of children, are all weighing on me heavily. My heart goes out to the Israeli and Palestinian civilians who are in grave danger as the situation continues to deteriorate, and especially to those who have already lost loved ones.
Rep. Sharice Davids offered the following statement on the Senate Rules Committee markup of S.1., the For the People Act:
"The House passed the For the People Act months ago. In the time since, several states—including Kansas—have passed bills that restrict access to the ballot box, particularly for communities of color. Dark money has continued to flow into our system unrestricted and unchecked. As these reforms sit in the Senate, the urgent need to pass them has grown significantly.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new report detailing the impact of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion on hardworking families in the Third District of Kansas and the state as a whole. The American Rescue Plan boosted the maximum CTC, expanded eligibility, and implemented advance monthly payments for qualifying families. Key findings from the report include:
Representative Sharice Davids used her first House Small Business hearing as Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access to highlight issues facing small manufacturers in the Kansas City area.
Rep. Sharice Davids offered the following statement on President Biden's address tonight to Congress:
Representative Sharice Davids, Vice Chair for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has introduced the Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act, legislation that will help local communities access infrastructure financing.
Today, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a bipartisan unemployment reform package that dedicates $500 million of American Rescue Plan funding to overhaul the 40-year old computer system used to distribute unemployment assistance in Kansas.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids will host a Facebook Live webinar on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Michael L. Barrera, District Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration in Kansas City, will join Davids to provide information on the program and walk through how local restaurants can apply.
The virtual event will be hosted on Davids' Facebook Page today, April 23 at 10:15am CT.
Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03) today took part in a New Democrat Coalition leadership meeting with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Counselor Steve Ricchetti, and Director of Legislative Affairs Louisa Terrell. The discussion, which took place in the West Wing, centered on working collaboratively on legislation and New Democrat policy priorities for the American Jobs Plan and upcoming American Family Plan. Davids is a vice chair of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC).
"Today was a step toward justice. I hope the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial gives George's Floyd's family some sense of closure, something that hasn't been afforded to countless Black families who have suffered centuries of injustice in this country. And although we saw accountability today, there have been far too many instances in our country's history when we have not seen it. The Senate must pass the Justice in Policing Act now to combat America's horrible pattern of violence and brutality against Black people and to ensure transparency and accountability in the future.
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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.