ROELAND PARK, KS \u2014 Today, Representative Sharice Davids returned to a local grocery store in Roeland Park to buy the exact same basket of household staples she purchased last month. Davids bought 13 everyday food items \u2014 including milk, eggs, bread, tortillas, ground beef, chicken, apples, and tomatoes \u2014 to track whether checkout prices are going down for Kansas families.<\/p>\n
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“Every Kansas family knows what it feels like to watch checkout totals creep up at the grocery store,\u201d said Davids. \u201cPrices are still far too high, and progress isn’t coming fast enough. We shouldn’t have corporate tax giveaways for billionaires while regular families struggle to put food on the table. I\u2019ll keep fighting to strengthen our supply chains, support Kansas farmers, and lower everyday costs across the board so working families actually get the relief they deserve.”<\/p>\n
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Many Kansas households continue reporting financial pressure due to rising inflation and reckless policy decisions in Washington that only favor billionaires. The average family is paying more than $2,500 extra\u00a0this year due to tariffs and is expected to spend about $740 more\u00a0on gas. In the past year, residential electricity prices have risen by 13 percent\u00a0nationally, and families have paid more than $300 more\u00a0for groceries.<\/p>\n
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Davids has made lowering the cost of groceries for families and small businesses a priority in Congress, including by:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supporting the bipartisan Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification (HPAI) Act, which ensures fair compensation for all farms affected by avian flu, including those in both infected and buffer zones.Completing a one-day tour\u00a0to highlight how strengthening supply chains helps lower grocery prices for Kansas families.Urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to begin enforcing\u00a0the Robinson-Patman Act\u00a0to prevent corporate price discrimination that drives up grocery costs for consumers.Voting to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act\u00a0to shore up the food and agriculture supply chain, ensure fair competition in the meat and poultry sectors, and lower food and gasoline costs for consumers.Supporting the Price Gouging Prevention Act, legislation ensuring large corporations can\u2019t take advantage of consumers at the grocery store.Holding multiple\u00a0roundtables\u00a0with Kansas business, manufacturing, and technology leaders on how recent legislation to improve supply chains will help boost their businesses\u2019 financial security.Working a \u201cSharice\u2019s Shift\u201d\u00a0at a local Price Chopper, where she helped store employees unload deliveries from shipping trucks, stock grocery shelves, and bag groceries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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For beef prices specifically, Davids called\u00a0on the Trump Administration to reverse a policy that would significantly increase imports of Argentinian beef. Economists say increasing imports is unlikely to lower consumer prices while potentially increasing market volatility and benefiting large corporations over family ranchers. Farm bankruptcies are also rising, and more imports risk further squeezing struggling operations without delivering meaningful relief at the grocery store. The administration received bipartisan backlash\u00a0over its original beef trade deal last year.<\/p>\n
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To support Kansas producers, Davids has also embarked on a Farm Bill listening tour, where she\u00a0visited a poultry and livestock operation in Anderson County, a co-op in Franklin County, a goat farm in Miami County, an organic vegetable farm in Johnson County, and an educational community farm\u00a0in Wyandotte County. Davids also toured a Garnett-based renewable ethanol producer, participated in FFA activities\u00a0at Spring Hill High School, served a school lunch at Black Bob Elementary\u00a0in Olathe, spoke with industry leaders on financial support programs\u00a0for farmers, toured a dairy farm\u00a0in Garnett, and more.<\/p>\n
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