Support free and fair trade so Kansas farmers can continue to feed the world.

I will support free and fair trade so that Kansas farmers can continue to feed the world.

Back free and fair trade policy.

Ron Estes for Congress
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Finally, the Working Families Tax Cuts puts rural America first by doubling our investment in trade programs and ag research to support export growth.

Commits to increase investment in trade programs to support agricultural export growth.

Representative Ron Estes
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As a member of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement leadership whip team, he has also helped lead efforts to secure the USMCA trade deal vital for agriculture and manufacturing in Kansas and throughout the country.

The page states Estes helped lead efforts to secure the USMCA trade deal, reflecting support for trade policy.

Ron Estes for Congress
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"Greater free and fair trade with the UK benefits Kansas farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and workers," said Rep. Estes. "President Trump's agreement with our ally across the Atlantic is a positive step forward in leveling the playing field and expanding markets for American producers. The next step is to address the egregious digital services taxes that target American ingenuity and that should be ended immediately."

Official statement endorsing a trade agreement and calling for further action on digital services taxes; it shows rhetorical support for free and fair trade benefiting Kansas agriculture, but not a concrete delivered result in the last 3-day lookback window.

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Rep. Estes Applauds UK Trade Deal, Encourages Action on DSTs | U.S. Representative Ron Estes
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The House Clerk records H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, as passed 385-41 on Dec. 19, 2019; the individual vote list shows Estes, Republican of Kansas, voting Yea.

Estes cast a recorded vote for USMCA implementing legislation, a concrete congressional action supporting a major trade agreement relevant to Kansas agricultural exports.

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Roll Call 701 | Bill Number: H. R. 5430 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 5430 as becoming Public Law No. 116-113 on Jan. 29, 2020, after House passage by Roll no. 701 and Senate passage by Record Vote No. 14.

The trade bill Estes supported became law, turning his vote into participation in an enacted trade policy outcome rather than a failed or purely rhetorical effort.

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H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act | Congress.gov
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GovInfo identifies Public Law 116-113 as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, approved Jan. 29, 2020, implementing the agreement among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Official public-law text confirms the USMCA implementation outcome was enacted, supporting partial or delivered fulfillment of a pledge to support free and fair trade.

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Public Law 116 - 113 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act | GovInfo
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USTR states the USMCA agreement would benefit American farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses, expand exports of American agricultural products, keep other U.S.-Mexico agricultural tariffs at zero, and improve market access for dairy, poultry, eggs, wheat, and other agricultural products.

This official USTR fact sheet connects the enacted USMCA policy to the farmer/export rationale in Estes' promise.

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UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE FACT SHEET Strengthening North American Trade in Agriculture | USTR
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USTR says USMCA would advance agricultural interests in important markets for American farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses, open new markets for food and agricultural exports, and preserve zero tariffs for food and agricultural products that had zero tariffs under NAFTA.

The agency explanation shows the specific agriculture-trade benefits associated with the trade agreement Estes voted to implement.

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UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE FACT SHEET Agriculture: Market Access and Dairy Outcomes of the USMC Agreement | USTR
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Estes said greater free and fair trade with the UK benefits Kansas farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and workers, and described the UK agreement as a step toward leveling the playing field and expanding markets for American producers.

This official statement shows continued public support for trade agreements framed around Kansas agriculture, but it is mostly rhetorical and not proof that Estes delivered a specific new trade outcome himself.

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Rep. Estes Applauds UK Trade Deal, Encourages Action on DSTs | U.S. Representative Ron Estes
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Estes announced he introduced H.Res. 1340 opposing digital services taxes and other extraterritorial tax measures by foreign nations; he said free and fair trade relies on international cooperation, mutual respect, and legal certainty.

This is concrete legislative activity on fair-trade enforcement themes, but as of the evidence date it shows an introduced resolution and position-taking, not a completed farmer-focused trade result.

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Rep. Estes Introduces Bipartisan Digital Services Tax Resolution | U.S. Representative Ron Estes
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