{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-joins-constituent-grocery-shopping-discusses-her-work-lower-grocery", "Davids Joins Constituent Grocery Shopping, Discusses Her Work to Lower Grocery Costs", "2024-10-17", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representative Sharice Davids accompanied a local Mission resident to shop for groceries to hear their concerns and discuss her bipartisan work to lower grocery prices. Earlier this year, Davids helped introduce legislation to protect America\u2019s food and agriculture supply chains and prevent disruptions that inflate grocery costs for consumers.\n\n\u201cEven though we\u2019ve seen progress in strengthening our agricultural supply chains, there\u2019s more work to do to lower grocery costs for hardworking families,\u201d said Davids. \u201cToday, I got to speak with a member of our community about how bipartisan legislation I introduced would help lower those prices and build an economy that works for everyone.\u201d\n\nThe bipartisan Securing American Agriculture Act would:\n\nRequire the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct an annual assessment to evaluate:\n\nAmerican critical agricultural input supply chains that could be exploited by the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC);\n\nCurrent domestic production capacity for specified critical inputs;\n\nCurrent and potential bottlenecks in the food and agriculture supply chain.\n\nRequire the Secretary of Agriculture to provide recommendations to mitigate potential threats from the People\u2019s Republic of China and for legislative and regulatory actions to reduce barriers to domestic critical input production.\n\nWhile our economy is experiencing record job creation, the cost of groceries remains too high. To help lower those costs, Davids, who was named a \"Champion of the Shippers,\" has worked to shore up our domestic supply chains, which eases\n\ninflationary pressures for Kansans. Davids\u2019 additional work to lower grocery costs and strengthen supply chains include:\n\nVoting to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act to shore up the food and agriculture supply chain, assure fair competition in the meat and poultry sectors, and lower food and gasoline costs.\n\nSupporting the Price Gouging Prevention Act so big corporations can\u2019t take advantage of consumers at the grocery store.\n\nHolding multipleroundtables with Kansas business, manufacturing, and technology leaders on how recent legislation to improve supply chains will help boost their businesses' financial security.\n\nCosponsoring the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, a new law aimed at addressing supply chain snags and reducing dependence on goods produced outside of the United States.\n\nMeeting with President Biden at the White House to urge him to pass a supply chain and economic package that invests in American manufacturing.\n\nWorking a \"Sharice's Shift\" at a local Price Chopper, where she helped store employees unload deliveries from shipping trucks, stock grocery shelves, and bag groceries.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-joins-constituent-grocery-shopping-discusses-her-work-lower-grocery"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2121398467570543, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}