Ways & Means History
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: Families Are Already Paying 20 Percent Tax Hike Because of Biden-Harris Administration
“With Americans struggling to afford the basics, Democrats want every family to pay even higher taxes.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways…
October 8, 2024Preventing the Harris 2025 Tax Hike: Chairman Smith Holds Ways & Means Tax Teams Event in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by Reps. Ron Estes (KS-04) and Mark…
October 7, 2024Chairman Smith Statement on the Anniversary of the October 7th Attack on Israel
Rolla, MO – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary…
October 4, 2024Biden-Harris Record Speaks for Itself: Job Losses for Main Street and Tax Breaks for the Wealthy
Chairman Smith: “The Biden-Harris Administration has had the last 1,353 days to be the champion of small businesses and workers, and…
October 3, 2024CBO Confirms: Biden-Harris Election Year Medicare Cost-Shifting Policy Will Cost Taxpayers Billions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of a newly announced Biden-Harris program intended to paper over…
September 27, 2024Chairman Smith: American Families Continue to Experience Economic Turbulence Caused by Biden-Harris Administration’s Failed Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve’s preferred…
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The Biden-Harris Administration has had 1,353 days to be a champion for workers and small businesses.
Instead, Vice President Harris cast the deciding votes that sparked trillions in new spending, gave welfare to the wealthy, and drove up prices & interest rates for everyone…
As a member of the @WaysandMeansGOP and @HouseSmallBiz Committees, I’m working to provide tax relief for our small and independent businesses. It was great to speak at the National Federation of Independent Business (@NFIB) Small Business Deduction Summit about my work to prevent…
Strong pro-U.S. measures ensure protection for domestic companies, consumers, & our national security.
My Supply Chains Tax Team met with manufacturers to discuss how we can implement pro-growth policies to embolden the U.S. Supply Chain.
In August, the Ways and Means Committee traveled to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa to hear from working Americans about how to build on the success of pro-growth and pro-worker tax policy. ...
Ways and Means Republican Tax Teams have been hard at work meeting with American workers and job creators to discuss the success of the 2017 Trump tax cuts and identify tax policy ideas to protect Americans from a massive tax hike in 2025. ...
Excessive Washington red tape forces state child welfare programs to spend more time on paperwork instead of helping children.
In fact, these rules do NOTHING to increase accountability or outcomes for how these programs perform, as one witness testified today. ...
Relatives are an important source of care for kids who can’t live with their parents.
Too often, these caregivers are overlooked and don’t get the support they need.
One kinship provider shared that she faced an “uphill battle” getting help for her sister. ...
@replahood asked Tori Petersen about the importance of work in helping lift people out of poverty.
A former foster youth and current foster parent, Tori explained how every parent must recognize the point “when helping hurts” and too many government resources can delay growth and keep people trapped in poverty and crisis ...
Chairman Smith asked @parishilton, based on her lived experience as a survivor of abuse in a residential youth facility, what should be done to help children in crisis.
Here’s what she said. ...