U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) this week helped lead a bipartisan call for the Biden administration to ensure that the final rate announcement for the Medicare Advantage (MA) program accurately reflects growth rates and healthcare cost increases. “I am deeply Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) led 19 fellow Republicans in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure support and protection for patients affected by a recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. “I am extremely concerned Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) recently introduced a bill with his Republican colleagues that would prohibit the federal government from seizing waters on privately owned land. “Kansas ranchers and farmers depend on the Sunflower State’s rivers and waterways and know Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead 109 Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind its recent final rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The EPA’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) has signed on to cosponsor a House resolution that would propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Our country borrows about $90,000 per second, each American is on the hook for $100,000 of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) commended their chamber’s passage of bipartisan tax relief legislation that includes provisions from their separate bills. The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 31 voted 357-70 to approve the Tax Relief Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Jan. 25 proposed legislation that aims to protect small family-owned meat and poultry processors from recently proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Rep. Estes is the lead original cosponsor of the Banning EPA’s Encroachment Read more…
Bipartisan legislation restoring immediate expensing for research and development (R&D) must be passed, said U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Jan. 11 during a special order speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “We know that where Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on Nov. 1 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for renewable fuels. Specifically, the Adopt Greenhouse Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on Oct. 11 commended an agreement struck between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Kansas Department of Agriculture to collaborate on the water rights issues surrounding Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), co-chair of the Digital Trade Caucus, joined a bipartisan group that included members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to disapprove of Canada’s decision to impose a digital services tax (DST) that they Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on July 18 led 10 of his Republican colleagues, including U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), in introducing legislation that would impose reciprocal tax measures on a foreign country that has issued the Under Taxed Profit Read more…
Several Republicans last week launched the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) in an effort to help reign in the nation’s rising debt and set a path forward for a solid fiscal future. U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ron Estes (R-KS), Bill Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently introduced legislation designed to improve access to emergency air medical services, critical care that is particularly important in rural communities. The bipartisan Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) on May 25 unveiled legislation that would terminate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate in an effort to lower consumer gas prices across the nation. “The American people need any relief they can get when Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on May 11 sponsored a bipartisan bill that aims to address the nation’s critical shortage of certified nursing assistants (CNAs). “This common-sense bill ensures nursing homes continue to meet high standards without losing staffing levels Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) on April 28 led more than two dozen of his colleagues in calling for an “all-of-the above” energy strategy as the most viable approach to the nation’s energy policy. “Central Washington is home to a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Tuesday led 65 of his colleagues in introducing a bipartisan bill that would restore the deduction for research and experimental expenditures. “Research and development [R&D] is critical for our American economy, and it’s imperative Read more…
U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-WV) and Ron Estes (R-KS) on March 31 reintroduced the Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act, which incentivizes employers to hire recipients from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Specifically, the legislation would encourage Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 30 approved an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) that would protect America in the event of a national emergency by requiring the U.S. Department of Energy to refill the Strategic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently joined 20 of his Republican colleagues to offer legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing any new reporting requirements for banks or other financial institutions that they think will infringe Read more…
Congress would have a direct say in how $80 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding authorized for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be spent under a bicameral bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. John Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
More than a dozen Republicans this week joined U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) to reintroduce legislation that would repeal a tax form requirement on third-party payment platforms authorized under the enacted American Rescue Plan of 2021. “I look forward to Read more…
Recent actions taken by the Mexican government are inconsistent with its United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) agricultural biotechnology commitments and it’s time for the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to step in, according to a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Rep. Adrian Read more…
In order to lower fuel costs and create stability in the marketplace, U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would allow for year-round availability of E15 fuel. “Year-round E15 is a win-win as it boosts American energy Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) helped lead U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans in calling for improved cooperation with the United Kingdom on economic policies, including a free trade agreement (FTA). As ranking member on the U.S. House Ways Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on Sept. 19 joined a bipartisan contingent of 50 lawmakers to unveil legislation that honors the late Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) by reauthorizing a federal home visiting program for mothers and their children. “I’m proud Read more…
The nation’s significant shortage of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) would be addressed under a bipartisan bill introduced on Sept. 13 by U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) that aims to guarantee America’s senior citizens receive quality care in nursing homes. “Nearly Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) recently helped lead a bipartisan contingent of 33 lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to prioritize a World Trade Organization (WTO) moratorium on imposing tariffs on electronic transmissions. Specifically, the members support the WTO Moratorium Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) last week introduced legislation to replenish the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). “Kansans are suffering from crippling gas prices that continue to rise despite the Biden administration’s short-sighted action of releasing one million barrels per Read more…
U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) led 49 Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to end a plan to waive intellectual property (IP) protections for U.S. companies. “According to recent reports, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai Read more…
As the Biden administration begins trade talks to send COVID-19 vaccines to other nations, legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-WV) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) aims to protect the American intellectual property behind the vaccines. “We all want to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently cosponsored a bill that would prohibit new federal rules or regulations from being enacted that would decrease production of domestic oil, gas or biofuels; increase gas prices; or negatively impact domestic energy production, domestic Read more…
President Joe Biden should organize an international humanitarian aid airlift to quickly deliver non-military supplies to Ukrainians, said U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) and a bipartisan group of her congressional colleagues. “In response, Russia would be forced to either agree Read more…
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) this week led more than a dozen of her GOP colleagues in proposing legislation to establish a Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid Fund that would be subsidized by seized Russian assets. “It is imperative that Russia pay Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) and more than two dozen of his colleagues want to know how the Biden administration and its new Task Force KleptoCapture plan to enforce new sanctions against the Russian Federation. The bipartisan group of lawmakers Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on March 1 sponsored legislation that would prohibit imports to the United States of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation. Rep. Latta introduced the Powering America through Domestic Energy (PADE) Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) led a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in support of the Biden administration’s recent request that the European Union (EU) revise its proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA), which they think threatens American workers. “We are troubled Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers requesting that the Biden administration permit H-2A farmworkers from South Africa to temporarily travel to the United States to supplement labor shortages on American farms. “Due to ongoing workforce Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS), Sam Graves (R-MO), and 120 GOP members, including all U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans, support new legislation to counter a current Democrat proposal that would give the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) new power Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and 21 fellow Republicans urged President Joe Biden to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “We are deeply disappointed by the rumors that indicate your administration is reversing course on its promises as it relates Read more…
President Joe Biden must end his administration’s trade moratorium and begin consultations with Congress to renew the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which expired on July 1, according to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and his fellow Republicans on the U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently led 17 Republicans on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee in proposing legislation to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) being used against Americans because of their political beliefs. “Americans should be able Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on June 28 sponsored legislation that would extend the retroactivity of applications for survivor’s insurance benefits. “When facing the devastating loss of a loved one, the first thing on a spouse’s mind shouldn’t be to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) introduced legislation that would help America’s families and communities navigate the challenges associated with financing early child care and education services that have led to overlap, gaps in services and wasteful spending. “Raising children can Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill that would help Americans reduce their student loan debt while simultaneously building up their retirement savings. “Individuals who are working hard to pay off student loans shouldn’t lose out on opportunities Read more…
The Equus Beds Aquifer Storage and Recharge (ASR) Project in Wichita, Kan., will receive $1 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS). “As an Read more…
Independent musicians, technicians and producers would be able to deduct 100 percent of their recording production expenses in the year they are incurred, rather than in later years, under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Currently, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) last week introduced a bipartisan bill that would increase the required beginning age for mandatory retirement distributions and would exempt individuals with lower account balances from such rules. “Since my time as Kansas State Treasurer, Read more…