WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Escalates Calls for Weather Safety, Demands Federal Action to Restore Vital Weather Balloon Launches * Representative Sharice Davids recently helped lead 33 members of Congress in demanding that the Trump Administration immediately restore the National Weather Service's (NWS) twice-a-day weather balloon launch schedule. The letter highlights how federal workforce cuts have created critical atmospheric data gaps, putting Kansas communities a more PR