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January 23, 2023 Chairman Smith Calls for Long Overdue Investigation into COVID Unemployment Fraud

WASHINGTON, DC –A historic theft of taxpayer dollars from COVID-era unemployment programs is facing increased scrutiny as a new report…

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January 12, 2023 Smith: Congress Must Confront Joe Biden’s Inflation Mess 

WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price…

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January 09, 2023 J. Smith Statement on Selection as Next Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after being selected to serve as the Chairman of the…

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December 13, 2022 Brady: Inflation Still Raging One Year After Biden Said It Peaked

After the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its November Consumer Price Index (CPI) that inflation rose at 7.1 percent…

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December 10, 2022 Brady: Democrats Spent $3 Trillion Over the Budget This Session

“The worst thing we can do for the economy is continue this spending spree especially with inflation so high,” Ways…

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December 02, 2022 Brady: November Jobs Report is a Nightmare Before Christmas

After the November jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed an increase to 3.7 percent unemployment and a…

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December 02, 2022 Bipartisan Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 Passes House

Acting Republican Leader of the Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) led H.R. 8876, the Jackie Walorski…

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