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 ...
In a new letter to Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Richard D. Neal (D-MA), Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) called for providing public servants with relief from the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision that punitively limits Social Security benefits, and replacing ...
“The worst thing we can do for the economy is continue this spending spree especially with inflation so high,” Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on Julie Mason Mornings on Sirius XM, outlining priorities for the lame duck session.
In a now deleted tweet, the White House took credit for an automatic cost-of-living increase in seniors’ Social Security checks. The problem: The only thing the White House can take credit for is the historic inflation that led to the need to increase Social Security payments.
While President Biden falsely claims credit for an automatic increase in Social Security payments, even reporters from the New York Times and the Washington Post are debunking the claim. “There's so much disinformation and fear mongering coming out of the White House. I think everyone understands why Social Security payments went up: Because inflation is crushing so many seniors,” ...
After fueling an inflation crisis that has health care premiums at their highest in years, Democrats cut Medicare and seniors’ access to breakthrough medicines and raised taxes for families. Now the White House is
Biden-Flation is so bad that next year’s Social Security benefits will have the highest automatic increase in 40 years. Yet, prices continue to reach new historic highs with no end in sight. Democrats are misleadingly claiming that the high “cost of living adjustment” (COLA) is a Democrat victory – but not one Democrat voted for this year’s COLA. This is a necessary ...
Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) today praised the appointment of former Ways and Means Republican Social Security Subcommittee Staff Director Amy Shuart to the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB): Rep. Brady said: “I’m proud to announce the appointment of Amy Shuart to the Social Security Advisory Board. Her expertise and ...
Congressional Republican leaders are calling on Biden Administration agencies to obey a recent Supreme Court ruling that clarified the limitations of certain agency actions and insists that lawmaking is done by elected officials, not unaccountable bureaucrats. In letters to agencies within their jurisdiction, the leaders request the “clear congressional authorization” for upcoming ...