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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Falling far short of expectations, America’s economy grew by just 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024,…
Read More (Smith: Why Is Biden Pledging Tax Hikes on Families & Main Street as Economy Falters?)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Tax Subcommittee Chairman Mike Kelly (PA-16) announced the…
Read More (Ways & Means Chairman Smith and Tax Subcommittee Chairman Kelly Announce Tax Teams to Avert 2025 Tax Cliff )WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reports indicate that individuals associated with organizations enjoying generous tax benefits under the U.S. tax code have direct…
Read More (Ways and Means Republicans Call for Rigorous Oversight of U.S. Tax-Exempt Organizations with Suspected Ties to Chinese Communist Party)“Seniors could lose access to 280,000 nursing home beds, forcing older Americans to pick up and move to nursing homes…
Read More (Chairman Smith Blasts Biden Administration Cutting Seniors’ Access to Nursing Home Care)“China Is Eating Our Lunch…Breakfast…Dinner…Dessert” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden Administration’s trade agenda is not much of an “agenda,” does little…
Read More (Five Key Moments – Hearing with U.S. Trade Representative Tai)“The Administration has also unfortunately chosen a go-it-alone trade policy that consists of endless dialogues and unenforceable trade ‘frameworks’ that…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing with U.S. Trade Representative Tai)“The WEP and GPO were intended to make Social Security more fair, but for millions of Americans, they’ve fallen far…
Read More (Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Ferguson Opening Statement – Hearing on Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO))“We need to use trade policies to secure a specific objective for America – in this case, standing up to…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Trade Legislation)As prepared for delivery. “I rise today in support of H.R. 6408, bipartisan legislation introduced by Ways and Means members…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Floor Debate, Legislation to Revoke Tax Exempt Status of Terrorist-Supporting Organizations (H.R. 6408))By Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) Agri-Pulse American farmers and ranchers have faced increasing challenges in recent…
Read More (Chairman Smith Op-Ed: Failed Biden Trade Policies Mean Falling Ag Exports Hurting American Farmers)