WASHINGTON, DC –A historic theft of taxpayer dollars from COVID-era unemployment programs is facing increased scrutiny as a new report released today from the General Accountability Office (GAO) adds to the growing body of evidence. The report only scratches the surface of what is publicly known about the unprecedented scope, size, and ...
A new report from the IRS watchdog finds that the tax collecting agency is already struggling to implement the massive infusion of $80 billion in new funding Democrats provided in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. The agency is slated to release a spending plan next month, but the problems for the ...
WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement in response to the federal government hitting the debt ceiling: “The American people rightfully recognize that maintaining Washington’s status quo, which runs up massive deficits and adds trillions to our national debt, is unsustainable. They see how ...
Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement in response to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s letter to congressional leadership on the debt limit: “Over the last two years, we have seen America’s debt crisis grow substantially as President Biden and ...
WASHINGTON, DC – On Varney & Co, House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) laid out his vision for the Ways and Means Committee – partnering with the American people to lower taxes, bring more investment to each community, become energy independent again, and bring more of the supply chain back home.
WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) today reintroduced the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN ...
WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed prices remaining at a 40-year high of 6.5 percent, with overall prices having risen 13.9 percent since Joe Biden became President: “President Biden and Washington Democrats created a vicious cycle of deficit spending leading to ...
WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement welcoming the new Republican members to the House Ways and Means Committee for the 118th Congress following today’s decision by the House Republican Steering Committee: “Ways and Means Republicans are ready to get to work delivering on our commitment to build a ...
As Republicans drew closer to passing legislation to protect the middle class and small businesses from an IRS supercharged with 87,000 new agents that would audit them, Democrats resorted to repeating long debunked arguments. Here are a few: Claim: Republicans are falsely claiming the IRS will hire 87,000 new agents. Fact: Treasury’s own proposal published ...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after being selected to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means for the 118th Congress: “It is deeply humbling and an honor to be selected by my colleagues to serve as the next Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. With our new House ...