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by Murrel Bland
Rep. Sharice Davids might have been forced into using her skills as a mixed martial artist.
Davids, who is the Democrat congresswoman from the Third District of Kansas, was in Washington, D.C., when the angry mob hammered the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 6. Fortunately, the mob never made it into the adjoining office building where Rep. Davids was.
Rep. Davids was the featured speaker Friday, Jan. 15, at a meeting of the Congressional Forum via Zoom. About 60 persons joined the meeting.
Rep. Davids said she was hesitant to wish everyone a Happy New Year because of the assault on the Capitol Building.
Rep. Davids said she was “shocked and outraged” with the assault on the Capitol.
In a prepared statement, she said, “The insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Rep. Davids voted to approve the articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. He is the only president to have been impeached twice. Now it is up to U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democrat Speaker of the House, as to when she will send the impeachment articles to the U.S. Senate for trial.
Rep. Davids said it is important for Congress to move ahead with the necessary business of running the government. She said she will continue to serve on the Transportation and Small Business committees.
Rep. Davids thanked members of the Congressional Forum and other groups in the Third District for keeping her informed about needs and issues.
Murrel Bland is the former editor of The Wyandotte West and the Piper Press. He is the executive director of Business West.