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WASHINGTON – Today marks five years since Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) took the oath of office to represent the 4th District of Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since taking office, he has been appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee, the oldest and one of the most influential committees in the House with jurisdiction over trade, taxes, Social Security, and health care.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted to pass two bills further isolating Russia. Both bills had already passed the House, but required an additional vote following changes and passage in the Senate.   "The atrocities we've seen in Ukraine have been heart-wrenching, and there's no question that the United States should stand with our allies and isolate Putin," said… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted against the House Democrats' Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act that adds funding to a program that has left thousands of eligible applicants behind. "Many restaurants hurting from pandemic-related shutdowns in south central Kansas were left without help from a restaurant revitalization fund because of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Estes (R–Kansas) joined his Ways and Means colleagues on the House floor during debate of the bipartisan SECURE 2.0. Rep. Estes was instrumental in passing the SECURE Act in 2019 and building the framework for SECURE 2.0. SECURE 2.0 includes legislation Rep. Estes helped introduce that improves the required minimum distribution rules and another that allows… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) spoke on the House floor in support of legislation he helped introduce to suspend normal trade relations with Russia. This legislation garnered broad bipartisan support and further isolates Russia following their unjust invasion of Ukraine. “We must keep in mind that the American marketplace is not something that is a right. It is a privilege… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following response to President Zelensky’s address to Congress. "President Zelensky delivered a powerful address this morning. I think it’s clear that we can do more to aid suffering Ukrainians, while also ensuring that this war does not escalate or go on indefinitely,” said Rep. Estes. “My hope is that President Biden, along with our… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Last night Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted for sanctions on Russia that include banning the purchase of Russian oil while also cosponsoring stronger bipartisan, bicameral legislation he and Ways and Means colleagues had developed. “I strongly support ending the U.S. importing Russian oil and moving back to American energy independence,” said Rep. Estes. “While the vote to… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Last night Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of robust defense spending and against the bloated omnibus spending bill. "The House took two separate spending votes – I voted in favor of the first that funded the Department of Defense and against the second that unnecessarily increases spending and will further drive up debt and inflation," said Rep. Estes. "The major… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined fellow Republicans on the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) for a special order on the House floor to discuss the effects of high energy prices on America. “For the past year, we’ve seen policies from the Biden administration devastate families and small businesses across the country,” said Rep. Estes. “The national average for a gallon of… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Republican House colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) urging her to reconsider the Biden administration and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) final rule mandating COVID-19 vaccines for health care providers and to consider legislation that would invoke the Congressional Review Act… Read more »