WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska), chair of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, along with Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), member of the Select Committee on the CCP and co-chair of the U.S.-China Working Group, and Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), chair of the House Aerospace Caucus, sent a letter to President Biden expressing concerns about the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) on Friday sent a letter to members of the House Ways and Means Committee urging the support of common sense policies within the committee's jurisdiction. They listed research and development (R&D) expensing as their first tax priority, which is addressed by legislation previously introduced by Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas).
"As you embark… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) upheld Republicans' Commitment to America and pushed for common sense legislation. During the Education and the Workforce legislative markup, Rep. Estes voted for the Parents Bill of Rights Act and the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023.
"Our children are our future, and Republicans are working to build a stronger America… Read more »
Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of a Congressional Review Act to reverse the EPA's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule implemented by the Biden administration.
"The federal government was once again overstepping its bounds by implementing a devastating WOTUS rule to manage ponds and puddles a thousand miles from the D.C. swamp," said Rep. Estes. "I was pleased to… Read more »
YUKON, OKLA. – Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee field hearing in Yukon, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City. The hearing focused on the state of the American economy in the heartland and was the second in a series of field hearings outside of the nation's capital.
“We’re just a few short hours south of my home in Wichita, Kansas, and it’s great… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Estes (R–Kansas) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act to stop President Biden's plan to advance a radical, detrimental agenda for retirement investments. On Dec. 1, 2022, the Biden administration's Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule that removed protections for retirement savers and allows retirement plan fiduciaries to consider… Read more »
Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) has announced the annual Congressional Art Competition dates.
"Students in the 4th District show incredible talent each year in this competition, and I'm again looking forward to hosting this annual event," said Rep. Estes. "We consistently have more than 100 entries from various schools across the district, including public, private, homeschool, urban,… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) cosponsored H.R. 1010, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, with House Ways and Means colleagues. This legislation bans the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from executing new reporting requirements for banks or other financial institutions as part of the Biden administration's aggressive bank surveillance.
"Democrats have weaponized the… Read more »
Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) released a statement following the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) national debt announcement.
"The CBO just announced the national debt will hit $46,000,000,000,000 by 2033. Interest alone will cost taxpayers $1.4 trillion that year," said Rep. Estes. "Federal spending is 21% higher than projected since Biden took office just two years ago. This… Read more »
Today Rep. Ron Estes announces his guest for this year's State of the Union address to Congress, retired Col. Kevin Rainey, U.S. Air Force.
Col. Rainey served in the United States Air Force for nearly 29 years, including at McConnell Air Force Base. He now trains pilots for the KC-46 as a simulator contractor. During the pandemic, Col. Rainey voluntarily received two doses of the… Read more »
