Friend,

I could not be more excited for this once-in-a-generation opportunity to truly reform our tax system.

Since 1986, the American people have not seen a meaningful update in federal tax policy. They have been asking for it for decades, and this week, we’ve taken a huge step forward in delivering that promise.

More than anything else, the most common complaint I hear about the existing tax system is it’s complexity. With this in mind, we aim to make it possible to file your taxes on …a postcard. This simpler, quicker and easier system will give working and middle class Kansans the same access to the tax code as someone who has hired teams of accountants and lawyers to seek out every loophole.

These aren’t just abstract changes for those who don’t need it. Ideas like repealing the death tax, and allowing the first $12,000 of income for individuals and $24,000 for couples to be tax-free, and married couples to keep the first $24,000, are tangible ways that this reform will allow more money to stay in your pocket.

This fairer, simpler system will be a huge relief for the working and middle class. Gone are the days of a 75,000-page tax code full of favors and loopholes for the most powerful, wealthy and well-connected. This reform is overdue, and why many of my colleagues and I came to this body – to bring real-world, commonsense reform for our generation, for our kids, and for our grandkids.

To see our detailed plan, and to weigh in click here!

As always, if you have any questions, concerns or know of ways my office can be of assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us.

In the House

WATCH: Politico Live

Watch our POLITICO Live from earlier this week at the Newseum. My colleagues from the medical field and I discussed what we can do to increase transparency and lower costs. My panel starts at around the 54 minute mark.

Military Academy Nominations

My office will be accepting applications to attend the United States service academies through Friday, Oct. 6!

Individuals ages 17 to 22 residing in Kansas’ 1st Congressional district may apply. All applications can be submitted on my website at marshall.house.gov.

For questions or more information, call 620-765-7800.

 

Honoring the 40th anniversary of the Food Stamp Act of 1977

This week we take time to celebrate the historic and irreplaceable work that has been done since the establishment of the bipartisan Food Stamp Act of 1977. This Act tackled the issue of malnutrition and hunger across our nation. Without the bipartisan work of our very own Senator Dole, and South Dakota’s Senator McGovern, the state of nutrition in our nation would be completely different than what we see today. Just as Senators Dole and McGovern came together to fight hunger and poverty, we must renew this bipartisan commitment to strengthening our anti-hunger safety net and ending hunger once and for all.