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April 07, 2023 Chairman Smith: Job Creators Sinking Under Weight of Democrats’ Failed Policies

WASHINGTON, DC – Rising interest rates, historic inflation, and labor shortages, spurred by Democrat policies, are increasing pressure on working…

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March 31, 2023 Chairman Smith: Biden’s Hidden Tax on All Americans Continues

WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement on February’s personal consumption…

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March 22, 2023 Chairman Smith: Recession Warning Signs Are Flashing for Workers, Small Businesses, and Farmers

WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve…

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March 15, 2023 Smith: Small Businesses Crushed by Wholesale Prices Fear Higher Tax Bill in Biden’s Budget

Washington, D.C. — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Producer Price…

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March 01, 2023 Small Businesses Are Settling In for a Weak Economy

Small businesses continue to be weighed down by historic inflation, chronic labor shortages, and pessimistic expectations of economic conditions for…

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February 24, 2023 Biden’s Inflation Crisis Continues to Hammer Working Families, Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Personal Consumption…

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February 16, 2023 Smith: Small Businesses Can’t Catch a Break in Biden’s Economy

WASHINGTON, DC — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Producer Price…

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February 03, 2023 Chairman Smith: Rising Interest Rates All the More Reason to Address Fiscal Sanity in Debt Limit Debate

WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve…

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