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WICHITA–Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) has nominated 22 students for U.S. service academies following an application and interview process that took place Nov. 1, 2019, with several students interviewed by phone on another date.  “Each year I’m always encouraged by the talent and dedication of our District’s service academy applicants,” said Rep. Estes. “While the 22 nominees… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), a Member of the Ways and Means Committee and USMCA leadership whip team, voted in favor of approving the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today. Rep. Estes has championed the trade deal since it was announced by President Trump last year. "As I have said for more than a year, passing the USMCA is… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement after voting against two articles of impeachment in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Tonight's impeachment is not about evidence, the rule of law or the Constitution. Instead, the articles of impeachment passed tonight by the U.S. House of Representatives are the culmination of a desire by many House… Read more »

WICHITA–Last week during Computer Science Education Week, Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) met with the Kansas Fourth District winners of this year’s Congressional App Challenge. "It was great to meet this year’s first and second place winners from our District during Computer Science Education Week and see their exciting work firsthand," said Rep. Estes. "All of the students involved… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS) released the following statement on H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865, the two federal government spending packages that passed in the House today: "I voted for the defense budget bill passed today that funds the largest pay raise for our troops in a decade, allows for border security and rebuilds our military," said Rep. Estes. "While this funding bill is… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS) released the following statement on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). "Today's agreement on USMCA is great news for our country which is far overdue," said Rep. Estes. "President Trump has delivered on another promise and crafted a free and fair trade deal that will create jobs, boost GDP and worker wages, protect digital trade, and open… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment today. "House Democrats have wanted to draft articles of impeachment since the day President Trump was sworn-in and today filled in the blanks with unfounded accusations of abuse of power and obstruction. Despite a lack of… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS), along with Reps. Danny Davis (D-IL), William Timmons (R-SC) and Ben McAdams (D-UT), introduced the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2019 today. The legislation would require the U.S. Treasury Department to transfer all records and ownership of unclaimed, matured savings bonds to states to find the rightful owners and heirs of the bonds. The bipartisan… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced today that his resolution commending the performance of the U.S. Special Operations Forces and the military working dog Conan who successfully assisted in capturing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi now has 40 bipartisan cosponsors. Rep. Estes introduced the resolution in the U.S. House of… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced a $7 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant from the FAA to the City of Newton to reconstruct the taxiway at the Newton City-County Airport.  “While rail traffic is a visible mode of transpiration in and around Newton, air traffic continues to be vital to our region,” said Rep. Estes. “The grant from the FAA recognizes… Read more »