Economic Statements
Core inflation fell to the lowest level in nearly five years. WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason…
Read More (Smith: After Democrats Fueled an Inflation Crisis, Republicans Are Bringing Real Relief )“This Christmas, as the calendar rolls over to 2026, workers can expect bigger paychecks and the largest tax refunds in…
Read More (Smith: Republicans Cut Taxes For Working Families and Set Stage for Strong Economy in 2026)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced…
Read More (Smith on Interest Rate Announcement: Lower Rates Support Affordability, More Investment, Bigger Paychecks)Inflation beat expectations and paychecks continue to rise faster than prices. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08)…
Read More (Smith Statement on PCE Report: Federal Reserve Should Lower Interest Rates Next Week)Report shows 119,000 new jobs and wage growth continuing to beat inflation. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason…
Read More (Smith Statement on September Jobs Report)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced…
Read More (Smith Statement on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut: “Trump boom shouldn’t be undermined by too-high interest rates.”)WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Read More (After Driving Up Prices, Democrats Voted No on Tax Relief for Seniors and Yes on Shutting Down the Government )“Finally.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market…
Read More (Smith Statement on Interest Rate Cuts & Fed’s Failure to Act Sooner)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just as Republicans unleashed an economic boom after passing the 2017 Trump tax cuts, the recently enacted working…
Read More (Even CBO Now Forecasts More Economic Growth Thanks to 2025’s Working Families Tax Cuts)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly a million fewer jobs were created during the end of the Biden Administration, according to a recent…
Read More (New Jobs Data Revisions Show High Interest Rates Must Come Down to Let Working Families Tax Cuts Succeed)