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After hearing from local small business owners about the difficulties they are facing amid the coronavirus pandemic, Representative Sharice Davids introduced legislation to increase funding available to small businesses and provide much-needed relief.
The bill is part of a larger package introduced by the House Small Business Committee, which Davids sits on, aimed at providing relief for small businesses affected by the coronavirus.
On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Representative Sharice Davids called on the Trump Administration to end its Texas v. U.S. lawsuit, which would strike down the entirety of the ACA, as well as the protections for 1.2 million Kansans with pre-existing conditions, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this week, Representative Sharice Davids outlined her priorities for Congress' economic stimulus package to address the impact of the coronavirus on families, workers, businesses, and our economy as a whole.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the decision to self-quarantine after having contact with a member of Congress who later tested positive for the coronavirus:
"Last week, I had contact with a fellow member of Congress who recently tested positive for COVID-19. In following the guidance I received from the Attending Physician of Congress, and out of an abundance of caution, I will stay home and self-quarantine until March 26.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement in response to new testing guidelines released by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that reduce coronavirus testing in Johnson County, which has the most confirmed cases of the coronavirus:
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on House passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which bolsters the federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak:
Today, Representative Sharice Davids sent the following update to constituents of Kansas' Third District about COVID-19 and changes in her Washington, D.C. office and District offices.
The full letter can be found here. An excerpt is below:
"As your representative, my top priority is your safety. So today I wanted to share important updates on COVID-19 in Kansas, and how we'll continue to work for you moving forward.
Representative Sharice Davids issued on the following statement on the first COVID-19 related death in Kansas:
"My heart is with the family members and loved ones of the patient who passed away from COVID-19 in Wyandotte County tonight. My office has been in close contact with local and state public health officials, who are working around the clock to curb the spread of this virus. We are committed to doing everything we can to keep our community safe, prepared and informed.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on news of three additional presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Johnson County:
As public health professionals work to contain the spread of coronavirus, Representative Sharice Davids outlined steps that Congress, as well as Kansas' legislature, could take today to protect the livelihood of workers, families and small businesses across the United States.
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.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.
Across Ottawa, Kansas, pieces of the April 13 tornado remain. Buildings like the Knights Inn on Main Street are still in shambles, and those who lived through it are still recovering.
A month later, federal officials are questioning whether there should have been more warning for the Ottawa tornado and the others that have ripped through Kansas during this storm season.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced a bipartisan bill designed to help rural hospitals remain open and improve health care services. The Rural Hospital Revitalization Act would offer interest-free loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Program. Hospitals could use the loans, available for up to 10 years, to build new facilities or update older buildings.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids expressed frustration Friday with the National Weather Service’s failure in the last month to launch three-fourths of the balloons typically sent aloft in Kansas to assess atmospheric conditions and assist with weather forecasting.
TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”
U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Oregon and West Virginia co-sponsored the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act.
U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) joined officials to mark a $50 million aviation manufacturing expansion in Olathe.
Davids says the visit was part of her “Sharice’s Shift” series. Indra Group USA unveiled a new 118,000-square-foot facility at the Great Plains Commerce Center.
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U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas urged the public to contact lawmakers to express opposition to a federal appeals court’s order undercutting a U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation broadening access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation and one of the first Native women elected to Congress, is introducing new legislation titled the Truth in National Parks Act to ensure National Park Service (NPS) sites preserve historically and culturally accurate information while setting clear limits on the removal or alteration of materials that reflect that history.