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U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Mornings with Maria to discuss the ongoing Schumer Shutdown, France’s decision to double their digital services tax, and more. Watch the interview on YouTube and Rumble.

“Well, I do expect that the Democrats at some point in time are gonna have to come to their senses and realize what damage they're causing. You look at the … 93,000 Kansans who are suffering because of food stamps, and so many TSA agents and law enforcement, border patrol, folks that are actually working to protect us, that aren't getting paid and having to figure that out. 

“The Democrats continue to do the filibuster and [are] trying to say that they want to keep these COVID bailouts on the Obamacare [enhanced tax subsidies] and, unfortunately, I do think the election is … one of those reasons why they were trying to hold this leverage, through the election, to help them on the elections across so many of the states in the country. But now they've got to come down and … focus on what it takes to operate the government.”

On what the outcomes of the off-year elections could mean for the crumbling Democratic party:

“I do think it'll have an impact. The problem is, you could argue which way it goes. I mean, if you end up having the governorship split between New Jersey and Virginia, then what's the Democrats' talking points after that? … I don't know … how they're gonna get themselves out of the corner they've backed themselves into. It really is problematic what they've created and done.”

On France’s discriminatory tax against American companies:

“It really is discriminatory against U.S. companies. We've been focusing, and the U.S. Treasury has been working really well with OECD, to fix some of the problems with this Pillar Two global minimum tax they've had out there. 

“And so now France is coming back and doubling their digital services tax, trying to attack any company that uses electronics. And they specifically … doubled it, but they also changed the definition of who would be liable for it. 

“So basically, it's targeting U.S.-based companies because of the size of the company. And it's inappropriate. It's actually a direct attack on the United States and U.S.-based businesses. I've been a vocal critic through that. 

“President Trump has some tools like Section 301 and even Section 891 as ways to help out. I mean, we're more than willing in Congress, a lot of us in terms of being able to stand up for U.S. businesses. We can pass additional legislation to help address this. 

“This is just the wrong direction for us to go, for the world to go, as we're working at how do we maintain good trade and [a] good global economy?”