Opening Statements
Legislation reauthorizes and reforms child welfare programs and strengthens child support enforcement. As prepared for delivery. “Let me begin by…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Child Welfare Legislation)As prepared for delivery. “Thank you Oversight Committee Chairman Schweikert for convening today’s hearing. I also want to wish our…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Tracing the Flow of Tax-Exempt Dollars to Antisemitism)Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a field hearing in Salt Lake…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Field Hearing on Access to Health Care in America: Unleashing Medical Innovation and Economic Prosperity)As prepared for delivery. “Over the last few months, Americans watched in shock as many so-called “elite” colleges and universities…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Legislation to Hold Universities Accountable, Expand Educational Freedom, & Block Tax Dollars to China)As prepared for delivery “American innovation has delivered some of the world’s greatest medical breakthroughs that have saved countless lives…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Health Care Innovation Legislation)As prepared for delivery. Families form the bedrock of a strong society, and it is crucial to have systems in…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on Strengthening Child Welfare and Protecting America’s Children)“Our investigation continues, but based on the evidence already gathered, we can easily see that many universities are failing their…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on the Crisis on Campus: Antisemitism, Radical Faculty, and the Failure of University Leadership)“Reauthorizing AGOA will ensure American taxpayers get a positive return on their investment.” As prepared for delivery. “Thank you Chairman…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on Looking Beyond 2025 for Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa, Haiti, and Others)“The purpose of today’s hearing is to learn how Congress can help rebuild and restore confidence in the unemployment insurance…
Read More (Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman LaHood Opening Statement – Hearing on Unemployment Insurance Reforms)“New documents provided by the whistleblowers show that Hunter Biden repeatedly lied to Congress in his February deposition to distance…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Materials Protected Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6103)