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Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement after voting to expel George Santos of New York from the U.S. House of Representatives.   "Serving in the United States House of Representatives is an honor and a privilege. The now-former Representative George Santos' actions were not only unbecoming of a Member of Congress, but the facts reported by the… Read more »

Yesterday, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in The Hill detailing the Biden administration's flawed approach to help seniors in nursing homes by proposing federally mandated staffing levels for nursing homes. As an alternative, the op-ed highlights Rep. Estes' bipartisan bill that both addresses underlying workforce issues nursing homes are contending with and maintains a… Read more »

Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement after voting against H. R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, that would extend spending at the record high levels of fiscal year 2023. The bill passed 336-95.  "The two-step CR will avoid another bloated omnibus spending bill at Christmastime, but it unfortunately doesn't go far enough… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill which includes provisions to repeal the EPA's overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and limit the abusive listing of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act.   "Kansans have proven to be good stewards of the land and… Read more »

Yesterday, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in RealClearEnergy diving into the history of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and highlighting how the Biden administration's anti-energy independence agenda has hurt Americans, but also risked our national security.    You can read the op-ed here or below.    Biden’s Election Gimmick Undercut National… Read more »

Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published a joint op-ed, Britain and America are about to surrender their tax sovereignty, with MP Priti Patel in the Daily Telegraph to expose the harms of the OECD's international tax grab and express their strong opposition to the plan.  Rep. Estes has been pushing back against this bad deal for months. This year, he penned an op-ed in The Hill,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of H.Res. 771 – a bipartisan resolution that reaffirms the United States' longstanding relationship with Israel and condemns the savage attacks by Hamas. He was also an original cosponsor of the resolution.   "Since the initial attack on Oct. 7, the world has witnessed a stream of heart-wrenching images emerge of the… Read more »

Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted for Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker Johnson received unanimous support among Republicans, earning 220 votes.   "Republicans united behind our colleague Mike Johnson and we're ready to get to work for the American people – reducing federal spending, supporting our ally Israel,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Last week Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) was appointed to the House Budget Committee’s new Budget Oversight Task Force. The formation of the task force follows the Committee’s passage of a budget resolution that would reduce the deficit by $16 trillion and balance the federal budget in 10 years.    "Our government currently borrows one out of every five dollars it… Read more »

Today Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Tracey Mann (R-Kansas), along with Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) responded to the new agreement to resolve the water needs in the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced in a letter that it has agreed to conditionally pause its request to secure its senior water right in 2024 while… Read more »