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U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) chaired a Social Security Subcommittee hearing on examining road blocks Americans, who have the desire to work but have disabilities or on supplemental income, are facing. Opening remarks as prepared are below. Watch the remarks on YouTube and Rumble. Chairman Estes’ questions for the witnesses can be viewed here. Good afternoon, everyone. I want to welcome al... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security, met with Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano at the Social Security Field Office in Wichita, Kansas. They discussed the need for customer service improvements and the ways Congress and the Social Security Administration can work together to enhance services and protect benefits for Kansans and all Amer... Read More »

Last week, U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) made visits throughout the 4th District. He covered parts of the district from Caldwell to Andover and back to Wichita. Representative Estes met with many local businesses, toured manufacturing facilities, and met with constituents. He shared the pro-family, pro-worker provisions in the historic working families tax cut, passed by Republicans and si... Read More »

Following U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro’s press conference where she shared updates on the murder of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern in Congressman Ron Estes’ Washington, D.C. office, Representative Estes released a statement: “Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that two arrests were made for the individuals who shot and killed my intern, Eric Tarpinian-Jachym... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), along with U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (R-Kansas), sent a letter to Governor Laura Kelly, urging her to protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Kansas. Recent USDA data revealed Kansas’ error rate in SNAP was almost ten percent, meaning millions of Kansas taxpayer dollars were incorrectly sent to people ineligible for the program. ... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) delivered the keynote speech at the Wichita Regional Chamber’s Federal Issues Forum. Additionally, Representative Estes met with constituents from local Kansas groups and businesses to share what Congress is working on, share provisions and other information about the One Big, Beautiful Bill along with answering questions about the historic legislation. See ph... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined his House Republican Study Committee colleagues in hosting a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on the crackdown on D.C. crime, how President Trump is delivering results in securing Washington, D.C., and how Congress is legislatively working to keep our nation’s cities safe. Watch his full remarks on YouTube and Rumble. See photos below. Rep. Est... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Washington Watch with Tony Perkins with guest host Jody Hice to discuss crime in Washington, D.C., President Trump’s crime crackdown, and more. Watch the interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church: “Well, it's really a sad story that you see another story where children are killed and injured. There's no plac... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) made visits throughout the 4th District to tour businesses serving and employing rural Kansans and share the pro-growth, pro-worker provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill. In Wellington, Representative Estes met with employees at AAR CORP., an aviation component services experts company. From there he toured KanOkla’s technical capabilities at the new hospi... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) met and toured local manufacturers in the 4th District. He toured a Sherwin-Williams plant in Andover and NWI Aerostructures, an aviation manufacturing company, in Park City. Representative Estes learned how these companies are providing prosperous careers to Kansans and discussed the One Big, Beautiful Bill. See photos below. Rep. Estes outside of Sherwin-Wil... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced legislation to lift a federal restriction on the Northeast Sedgwick County Park, which encompasses 650 acres of free trails and fields. This legislation will remove the federal restrictions over the land and allow the local community to make decisions regarding the park land. Additionally, this legislation will empower the Sedgwick County Commission... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Mornings with Maria to discuss President Trump’s executive orders to combat crime in Washington D.C., the upcoming stopgap funding bill, digital services taxes, and more. Read a transcript below. Watch the interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the upcoming stopgap funding bill: “I think there's a good likelihood of it being a CR again. I think part of it'... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) made visits throughout the district to tour small businesses, meet with local business owners, and talk about the One Big, Beautiful Bill. He spoke on a panel at the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association’s (KIOGA) Annual Convention alongside Representatives Tracey Mann (R-KS) and Derek Schmidt (R-KS). From there, he toured C.E. Machine Company and Rainier... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), a member of the Western Congressional Caucus, joined Montana Talks with Aaron Flint to discuss the Caucus’s time in Montana, the secured provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill, the achievement of removing the lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act, and more. Read a transcript below. Listen to the interview here. On being in Montana with his... Read More »

U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), along with his Kansas delegation colleagues U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), and U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (R-KS-01), Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02), and Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), requested President Donald J. Trump issue a major disaster declaration due to severe storms from June 3 to June 7, 2025. The storms affected... Read More »