Representative Ron Estes

Headline: Reining in Government Spending

.The House passed H.R. 4 – the Rescissions Act of 2025 – last week by a vote of 214 to 212. I was pleased to vote in favor of the common sense package because it rescinds $9.4 billion of previously appropriated funding by Congress that simply don’t align with the priorities of the United States, especially at a time when we are more than $36.2 trillion in debt.

In recent months, DOGE has uncovered the wasteful, fraudulent and abusive spending of taxpayer dollars by the federal bureaucracy. We must cut wasteful government spending that is misaligned with America’s values.

This rescissions package is the first of many that President Trump plans to send to Congress. Specifically, this package cuts previously appropriated funds for USAID, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other international organizations.

The Constitution delegates the power of the purse to Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 allows the president to send requests for cancellations of wasteful funds to Congress in the form of rescissions. This legislation is a great step in the right direction to restore America’s fiscal health. Rescissions only require a simple majority to pass in both chambers, and the legislation now moves to the Senate.

Headline: The American Entrepreneurs First Act

.Recently the House passed H.R. 2966 – the American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025 – and I was pleased to vote in favor of it. The legislation requires proof of American citizenship to apply for Small Business Administration loans, safeguarding and protecting small businesses throughout the country.

Under President Biden, the Small Business Administration approved an almost $800,000 loan for a small business owned 49% by an illegal alien. President Trump’s SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler halted this loan after discovering this in an audit.

Programs like this, funded by taxpayer dollars, should only be available for United States citizens – this shouldn’t be controversial.

Headline: Meeting with Kansas FFA Students

.It was great to welcome the Kansas FFA students to the Capitol with Reps. Schmidt and Davids last week. These young Kansans were in Washington, D.C., for their National Leadership Conference. I enjoyed hearing about their interest in ag – they make our state proud.

.America’s seniors deserve the best care possible. That’s why I’ve been fighting in Congress to improve the lives of seniors in Kansas and throughout the country. Recently I was honored to receive a Guardian of Seniors’ Rights award from the 60 Plus American Association of Senior Citizens for protecting Social Security and Medicare.

I have the privilege of serving as the Chairman of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, and I’m committed to protecting the Social Security program and improving the organization’s customer service to ensure it will best serve Kansans and the American people.

House Republicans’ recently passed One Big, Beautiful Bill is a good bill for Kansas seniors, providing an increased tax credit for seniors – providing even more relief than no tax on Social Security.