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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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October 2, 2026Chairman Smith on September Jobs Report: More Americans Finding Work as Republican Tax Cuts Grow the Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor…
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Today, the Ways and Means Committee is at the Orgill Innovation Center in Memphis, Tennessee to hear from working families and job creators, the same people who helped us craft the Working Families Tax Cuts.
Over 1 year later, Americans are seeing the benefits of pro-growth,
The Working Families Tax Cuts are saving farmers more than $400 million a year on crop insurance.
Beginning farmers used to get premium help for five years. Now it's 10.
Good to talk through it with the Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana.
The U.S. economy growing, job creation is 3x estimates & tax cuts for hardworking families was delivered.
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