.I recently introduced the Unclaimed Retirement Rescue Plan with Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-Rhode Island) to strengthen retirement security for millions of America’s seniors. We introduced this legislation because, sometimes, Americans lose their retirement savings when they switch jobs. Specifically, our legislation will direct the Secretary of Labor to reunite workers with their lost retirement funds from 401(k) accounts and IRAs. I’m happy to introduce this legislation so that retirees in Kansas will receive money that is rightfully theirs.

.My Republican colleagues and I on the Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of the Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary Scott Bessent of the Department of the Treasury, and Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to the Department of Labor on Monday. We urged full implementation of the No Surprises Act, which was signed into law by President Trump in his first term. The legislation ends surprise medical bills for patients and provides greater transparency. When Biden was president, federal courts ruled that his departments were non-compliant with the No Surprises Act.

You can read the letter here.

.Kansan Michelle Bowman was sworn into the Federal Reserve Board as Vice Chair of Supervision last week. I was happy to attend her swearing-in ceremony. Michelle will continue to bring Kansan common sense to the Federal Reserve.

Nick Hague, NASA astronaut and fellow Kansan, stopped by my office last week. He brought me a miniature version of the Kansas state flag that he took to space. I’m grateful that he is representing the Sunflower State well, both on the ground and in outer space.

On Tuesday, I met with the National Foreign Trade Council to discuss international tax policy. Later in the week, I also met with the American Cancer Society and COABE, advocates for adult education, in my D.C. office.

Recently Growth Energy, supporters of American biofuels, presented me with an award for being a champion of Fueling Growth, specifically for championing homegrown American ethanol. Kansas ethanol producers make biofuels that benefit the environment and the economy, while also providing consumers with more options at the gas pump.

.Within the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation, Republicans created the Rural Health Transformation Program and allocated $50 billion for rural hospitals in the United States. Our program provides funding for states to support their hospitals in rural areas. Furthermore, our expansion of the Opportunity Zones will allow for one million new jobs in rural areas around the country, including Kansas.