Ways & Means Tax Subcommittee Hearing | Meeting with Young Kansans in D.C.

.I recently met with JAG-Kansas (Jobs for America’s Graduates) students while they were visiting our nation’s capital. We talked about the legislative process before their tour of the Capitol building. I always enjoy speaking with young Kansans, and I’m excited to see what these students do with their careers.

If you are planning a trip to Washington, D.C., my office can help you with tours. You can fill out a tour request form on my website, at estes.house.gov/forms/tourrequest, and you can call my D.C. office at (202) 225-6216 for more information.

.Last week, I proudly voted for the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) alongside my House colleagues who believe in peace through strength, America First, and ensuring a lethal fighting force.

Our warfighters, including the dedicated airmen at McConnell Air Force Base, deserve the best. The FY26 NDAA prioritizes better pay, innovative technologies, cutting bureaucratic red tape, housing modernization, improving health care access, and supporting our military families.

.French lawmakers are looking to drastically increase their Digital Services Tax, or DST. This tax would unfairly target U.S. businesses, taxing Americans $1.7 billion annually. Kansans should not be held responsible for filling France’s budgetary gaps.

Recently, I led a letter with my colleagues to President Trump outlining the issues at hand and solutions to protect American taxpayers from these discriminatory foreign taxes.