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July 02, 2026 Chairman Smith on Jobs Report: One Year Later, Working Families Tax Cuts is Unleashing Blue-Collar Boom

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

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June 25, 2026 Chairman Smith on PCE Report: Falling Gas Prices Puts More Money in Working-Class Americans’ Pockets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the release of the May…

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June 17, 2026 Chairman Smith Statement on Fed Rate Announcement 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced…

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June 05, 2026 Working Families Benefitting From Republican Pro-Growth Working Families Tax Cuts  

Labor market surpasses expectations, creating 172,000 new jobs and estimates for March and April revised upward by 93,000 new jobs. …

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April 03, 2026 Chairman Smith on Jobs Report: Trump Economy Continues to Defy Expectations, Deliver for Working Families 

Jobs report shows 178,000 new jobs, including 15,000 new manufacturing jobs and 26,000 new construction jobs, and falling unemployment rate. …

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