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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 »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced his committee and subcommittee assignments for the 118th Congress. Rep. Estes will continue serving on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the oldest standing committee of the House. He will continue his tenure on the Trade and Taxes Subcommittees, as well as return to the Social Security Subcommittee. Also this Congress, Rep. Ron… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today as more than 100,000 Americans gather in Washington, D.C. to honor life, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced the reintroduction of the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act. This bill honors the rights of individuals with Down syndrome by federally banning doctors from knowingly performing an abortion because a baby received a prenatal diagnosis of Down… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced H.R. 271 – the Restoring Normalcy in America Act. This multi-objective legislation holds President Biden and his administration accountable for perpetuating the COVID-19 pandemic and reverses restrictive policies.  “President Biden and his administration continue to prolong the pandemic – promoting policies that destroy… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Tonight Rep. Ron Estes voted in favor of H.R. 23 – the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. The bill passed 221 to 210. Before the vote, Rep. Estes spoke on the House floor in support of the legislation. "The Kansans I represent need relief from the high gas prices and rampant inflation caused by the current administration and one-party… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Before being sworn into the 118th Congress, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) as the Speaker of the House. "Two years of one-party rule in Washington is finally over, and Republicans are ready to deliver for the American people," said Rep. Estes. "Our agenda to restore our country will make an economy that's strong, a nation that's… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced his opposition to the EPA's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that increases bureaucratic control over private land that includes virtually any waters, including many areas that only temporarily hold water. "Today's WOTUS ruling is a detrimental government overreach into ponds and puddles a thousand miles from the D.C. swamp,"… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) voted against lame-duck Democrats’ exorbitant $1.7 trillion omnibus package. “The past two years of total Democrat control in Washington have been a complete disaster,” said Rep. Estes. “Not content with causing the worst inflation in decades, Democrats have decided to force through a massive 1.7 trillion-dollar spending package at the 11th… Read more »