Following Wednesday's CPI announcement that inflation had come in hotter than expected for the third month in a row, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement and Kansas-specific inflation data from the Joint Economic Committee, of which he is a member.
"For the past three years, Kansans have been paying far too much for essential goods and services," said Rep.… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of major reforms to strengthen privacy in the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act.
"Global threats to our nation are more prevalent now than ever before, and the Biden administration’s open border exposes the United States to even greater risks. It's imperative that the United States has the necessary tools to combat… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted against a package of spending bills, commonly referred to as a "minibus," that will cost taxpayers $1.2 trillion.
"At $34.5 trillion in debt and when we're borrowing $95,000 per second, there is no reason to continue pushing forward reckless spending full of pet projects and waste that doesn't benefit Kansans," said Rep.… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in National Review, The Biden Administration’s Budget Disaster, unpacking the damaging provisions in the president’s latest budget request and highlighting the plan put forth by Republicans which, in contrast, balances the budget in 10 years.
Highlights of the op-ed are below and you can read the full op-ed… Read more »
Today, Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), David Kustoff (R-Tennessee) and eight additional Ways and Means colleagues sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel communicating questions and concerns about the telework policies of the IRS.
"The IRS has a duty to provide reliable service to hardworking American taxpayers who are trying to follow the rules by paying their taxes – if… Read more »
Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
"Kansans deserve better than what Joe Biden tried to tout as accomplishments in tonight's State of the Union – an open border, Bidenflation, historic debt levels, disregard for human life and a failure to advocate for America abroad is nothing to brag about,"… Read more »
Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in Newsweek outlining what he thinks President Joe Biden should say at tonight's State of the Union.
"For years President Biden has claimed that the border is secure and the economy is strong. Any deviation from this script now is simply election-year rhetoric," wrote Rep. Estes. "The American people, who from their daily lives… Read more »
Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Celeste Maloy (R-Utah), Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado), Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) have reintroduced the Water Rights Protection Act to prevent the federal government from seizing privately owned waters. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced a companion piece of legislation in the… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, IRS Agents Shouldn’t Work From Home, criticizing the work from home policy of the IRS given their inability to provide adequate customer service to Kansans and taxpayers across the country. This follows a Ways and Means Committee hearing during which IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel answered to Rep. Estes… Read more »
Last week, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) authored an op-ed for the High Plains Journal concerning the EPA's latest rule proposal targeting small meat processors.
"The Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category—which spills enough ink to do environmental damage—would force small operations to conduct the same… Read more »
