Work and Welfare
As prepared for delivery. “Good afternoon and welcome. I want to thank everyone for joining us for today’s important…
Read More (Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman LaHood Opening Statement: Welfare is Broken – Restoring Work Requirements to Lift Americans Out of Poverty)As prepared for delivery. “Chairman LaHood, Ranking Member Davis – I’m pleased to join you for the first hearing…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Welfare is Broken: Restoring Work Requirements to Lift Americans Out of Poverty)WASHINGTON, D.C. – After bombshell testimony revealed an estimated $191 billion may have been misspent, with a significant portion lost…
Read More (Smith, Crapo Urge Watchdog Agency to Continue Investigating Fraud in Unemployment Insurance Program)WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price…
Read More (Smith: Latest Inflation Report an Indictment of the Welfare for the Wealthy Spending Agenda in Biden’s 2024 Budget)Washington, D.C.- Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL) issued the following statement on the release of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report Child…
Read More (LaHood: New Data Crucial to Supporting Kinship Provider Care for Vulnerable Children)WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Republicans questioned Secretary Yellen about the Biden Administration’s plans to spend $80…
Read More (Ways and Means Republicans Get Answers from Secretary Yellen About Biden’s Tax Hikes and IRS’s Repeated Abuse of Taxpayers)While testifying before the Ways and Means Committee on Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a number of remarks that…
Read More (Six Breaking News Items from Secretary Yellen’s Testimony Before the Ways and Means Committee)“Thank you, Madame Secretary, for appearing before the Ways & Means Committee today. I will note, last year we waited…
Read More (Chairman Smith: After giving the IRS an $80 billion raise, the Biden Admin now wants taxpayers to give the IRS another $43.2 billion.)WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after President Biden released…
Read More (Chairman Smith: By calling for $4.7 trillion in new taxes, does President Biden even know his economic agenda is failing?)WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation to jumpstart recovery efforts on hundreds of billions…
Read More (Ways and Means Approves Plan to Recover Hundreds of Billions in Misspent, Stolen Unemployment Benefits)