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February 13, 2025 Chairman Smith: “Business as Usual at the IRS Is Unacceptable”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lawless and politically-motivated behavior by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) coupled with repeated failures to rebuild trust…

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February 12, 2025 Ways and Means Votes to Claw Back Billions in Stolen Pandemic-Era Unemployment Benefits, Protect Taxpayer Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Ways and Means Committee passed legislation that protects taxpayer rights and wallets. After a years-long…

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February 07, 2025 Chairman Smith Condemns IRS’s Illegal Retaliation Against Whistleblowers, Demands Answers from Remaining IRS Leadership

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Top Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials issued illegal gag orders and retaliated against two whistleblowers – IRS Supervisory…

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January 27, 2025 Chairman Smith Congratulates Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Senate Confirmation

WASHINGTON – After the Senate voted to confirm Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (68-29) on a bipartisan basis, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08)…

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January 23, 2025 President Trump’s Cease and Desist to IRS Protects Middle Class Families and Small Businesses from IRS Audits and Weaponization

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump is answering Americans’ fears of a supercharged Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with an executive order halting the hiring…

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December 31, 2024 Smith: America Will Not Tolerate Chinese Cyber Attacks

Washington, D.C. – Following public reporting that one of China’s intelligence agencies hacked the U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. House Committee on…

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December 05, 2024 Will Biden-Harris Administration Revive Its Bank Surveillance Scheme on the Way Out the Door? 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans are still unclear on whether the Biden-Harris Administration will, on its way out the door, revive a…

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December 01, 2024 Chairman Smith: Hunter Biden Pardon is Shameless Cover Up of Biden Family Illegal Influence Peddling Scheme

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after President Biden issued a full and unconditional…

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