Work and Welfare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following statement during debate in the U.S….
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Read More (Ways and Means-Approved Policies Fight Fraud In Critical Safety Net Programs)“The policies we will consider today complement President Trump’s new anti-fraud task force by helping recover stolen taxpayer dollars and…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement at Markup of Anti-Fraud, Health, and Social Security Legislation)WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s foster youth aging out of the child welfare system will have more support and greater opportunities…
Read More (Historic Bipartisan Legislation Championing Foster Youth Approved by House)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following statement during debate in the U.S….
Read More (Chairman Smith on House Floor: Bipartisan Reforms Improve Outcomes for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care)WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ways and Means Committee approved six pieces of legislation with strong bipartisan support that will modernize the John…
Read More (Bipartisan Foster Care Modernization Legislation Advances Out of Ways and Means After Foster Youth and First Lady Melania Trump Advocacy )WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following statement at a committee markup of…
Read More (Chairman Smith at Foster Care Legislation Markup: Bipartisan Policy Will Help Foster Youth Lead Independent Lives)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following hearings and direct consultation with foster youth with lived experience, the Ways and Means Committee recently…
Read More (What They Are Saying: Historic Bipartisan Reforms Support Long-Term Success for Transition-Age Foster Youth)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Entrepreneurs, early-childhood educators, survivors of sexual assault and victims of natural disasters, children, whistleblowers, clergy, those seeking new…
Read More (Innovators, Educators, Vulnerable Americans, Taxpayers, Faith Leaders, and Whistleblowers Receive Critical Relief and Support Under House-Approved Ways and Means Legislation)A bipartisan gathering of the Ways and Means Committee hosted First Lady Melania Trump and foster youth for a roundtable…
Read More (Chairman Smith Applauds First Lady Melania Trump’s Leadership and Ways & Means Committee’s Bipartisan Efforts to Improve Outcomes for Foster Youth)