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January 11, 2024 Chairman Smith: President Biden’s Inflation Crisis Continues to Rob the Wallets of Working Families

“Whether it’s families tired of sticker shock at the grocery store, small businesses struggling to stay open or afford a…

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January 04, 2024 Chairman Smith: Americans Need Pro-Worker Policies, Not Another Year of “Bidenomics”

“As the calendar turns to 2024, working families see an Administration pushing the same failed policies of ‘Bidenomics’ that have…

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December 13, 2023 Chairman Smith: High Interest Rates Harming Families and Small Businesses Are Consequence of President Biden’s Inflation Crisis

“Interest rates remaining this high are an indictment of President Biden’s failed agenda.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman…

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December 12, 2023 Chairman Smith: High Prices Leaving Items Unchecked on Christmas Wish Lists This Holiday Season

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

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December 08, 2023 Chairman Smith: Democrats Run from ‘Bidenomics,’ Leaving Working Families Holding the Bag

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

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December 08, 2023 Chairman Smith: Democrats Run from ‘Bidenomics,’ Leaving Working Families Holding the Bag

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

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November 14, 2023 Chairman Smith: Working Families are Stressed About the Future After Three Years of “Bidenomics”

WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed…

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November 03, 2023 Chairman Smith: Under the Hood, Economy Is Struggling Because Of “Bidenomics”

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released…

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November 01, 2023 Chairman Smith: High Interest Rates from “Bidenomics” Promises More Pain Ahead for Families and Small Businesses

WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the October meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee: “‘Bidenomics’ is such a disaster that the Federal Reserve has signaled it expects to keep interest rates…

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October 27, 2023 Chairman Smith: House Republicans Are Unified Behind Ending Cost-of-Living Crisis for Working Families

WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation…

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