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During a House Small Business Committee hearing today, Representative Sharice Davids examined the impact of the coronavirus on Kansas' small businesses and discussed additional measures Congress could take to offset economic hardship for workers and businesses.
This hearing comes in the wake of Congress' $8.3 billion emergency funding package, which enables the Small Business Administration to make an estimated $7 billion in low-interest loans to affected small businesses.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on House passage of a coronavirus emergency response supplemental funding bill:
"It's essential that we have a coordinated, well-resourced government response to the coronavirus to keep Kansas communities safe. That's why I worked with my House colleagues to quickly pass a strong, bipartisan funding package that addresses the scale and severity of this public health crisis.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced the Transparency in Prescription Drug Advertising Act, which would require pharmaceutical companies to include the list prices of their prescription drugs in all direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements. This legislation holds pharmaceutical companies accountable for their prices, especially as the cost of prescription drugs continues to rise.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) highlighted the infrastructure needs of Indian Country during a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing titled "Assessing the Transportation Needs of Tribes, Federal Land Management Agencies, and U.S. Territories." This is the first committee hearing on tribal infrastructure since 2002.
Rep. Sharice Davids issued the following statement on House passage of the The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act:
"I proudly stood with our brothers and sisters in the labor community today and voted yes on The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would help hardworking Kansans by strengthening their basic right to band together and negotiate for higher wages, stronger benefits, and safer working conditions. It's an important step to creating an economy where everyone can get ahead.
Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) released the following statement on the Kansas constitutional amendment regarding abortion:
"Last year, the Kansas Supreme Court reaffirmed Kansans' fundamental right to make their own decisions about their bodies and health care. Tomorrow, the Kansas House will vote on a measure designed to take away that right and set our state up for a complete ban on abortion, even in the case of rape, incest, or health of the mother.
Representatives Sharice Davids has been selected to serve on the Congressional Escort Committee ahead of tonight's State of the Union address.
Davids will join bipartisan group of members, including House and Senate Leadership and Representative Deb Haaland, in escorting the President to the House Chamber for the State of the Union address.
Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) issued the following statement on the White House's newly released proposal to achieve a peaceful agreement between Israel and Palestine:
Representative Sharice Davids announced today that she will bring veteran and Purple Heart recipient Kyle Prellberg from Overland Park, Kansas as her guest to the State of the Union Address in Washington, DC on February 4.
Prellberg was injured while serving in Afghanistan in 2012 but due to an error did not receive a Purple Heart. With the help of Rep. Davids' office, Prellberg was able to receive his Purple Heart and was connected with the Veterans Community Project, which provided him with housing.
Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) challenged Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) to a friendly wager on whether Kansas City or the San Francisco 49ers will take home Sunday's Super Bowl LIV championship title.
Davids will provide Swalwell's office with world-famous Kansas City barbeque if the 49ers win; Swalwell will provide Davids' office with chocolate from Blommer Chocolate Company if Kansas City wins. Additionally, the member from the losing team will have to wear the winning team's jersey for one day.
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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.