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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 4, 2024

Biden-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, 2024

CBO 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, 2024

Chairman 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…

September 27, 2024

Tax Teams Recap: 2025 Super Bowl of Tax is Pro-Growth, Pro-America Tax Policy vs. Tax Hikes for Every American

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since April, Ways and Means Committee Tax Teams have held over 100 events and traveled to 18…

September 26, 2024

Seven Key Moments: Hearing on Reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): States’ Misuse of Welfare Funds Leaves Poor Families Behind

Brett Favre: “Our laws don’t sufficiently protect against TANF spending unrelated to helping people out of poverty.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress…

September 24, 2024

Three Key Moments: Hearing on Protecting American Innovation Through Strong Digital Trade Rules

Abandoning enforcement and accountability in digital trade, as the Biden-Harris Administration has done, has led to a surrender of America’s…

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.

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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. ...

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.
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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.
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@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
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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.
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