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The Committee on Ways and Means, the oldest tax-writing body in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1789, shapes fiscal legislation including taxes, tariffs, and social service programs. Its notable influence is underscored by numerous members who have risen to prominent national offices, including Presidents and Supreme Court Justices.
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Chairman Smith on CPI Report: Core Inflation Today Is Less Than Half At Same Time Under Joe Biden
Core inflation registered at 2.9 percent, less than half of the 6.0 percent at the same time during the Biden…
June 10, 2026Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman LaHood Opening Statement: Hearing with Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) delivered the following opening statement at a joint Social…
June 10, 2026Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Estes Opening Statement: Hearing with Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Ron Estes (KS-04) delivered the following opening statement at a joint Social Security…
June 9, 2026Chairman Smith at Digital Asset Legislative Hearing: America Needs Clear Tax Rules to Remain Digital Asset Capital of the World
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee legislative…
June 9, 2026New Legislation Modernizes Tax Rules for Digital Assets, Improving Access to a Growing Market and Maintaining America’s Competitive Advantage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of a Ways and Means legislative hearing on digital asset taxation, Ways and Means Committee Members unveiled…
June 5, 2026Big, Beautiful Success Story: New Analysis Confirms Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering for Americans Earning Less than $100,000
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) today highlighted a new Department of the Treasury…
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Yes @joerogan, you heard that right: so-called nonprofit hospital systems are driving up costs for patients while operating more like hedge funds with hospital beds.
That's exactly why I brought the CEOs of the largest hospital systems in the country before the Ways and Means
On Wednesday I delivered the opening statement at the Social Security @WaysandMeansGOP hearing with Commissioner Bisignano. Since I took the gavel as Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee, my team and I have worked hand-in-hand with local personnel and Commissioner
I commend @FLOTUS on her dedication to our nation’s foster youth.
Fostering the Future Accounts will be transformational for ensuring our nation’s foster youth have a secure financial future and resources as they age out of foster care.
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