Work and Welfare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Ways and Means Committee passed legislation that protects taxpayer rights and wallets. After a years-long…
Read More (Ways and Means Votes to Claw Back Billions in Stolen Pandemic-Era Unemployment Benefits, Protect Taxpayer Rights)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal law enforcement agencies will have additional time and resources to go after criminals that stole an…
Read More (Smith Introduces Must-Pass Legislation to Help Law Enforcement Recover Over $100 Billion in Stolen UI Fraud)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Witnesses at last week’s Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing urged Congress to extend the statute…
Read More (Three Key Moments: Hearing on Prosecuting Fraudsters for Stealing Billions in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits from American Workers)As prepared for delivery. “Thank you all for joining us for the first Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing of the…
Read More (Work & Welfare Chairman LaHood Opening Statement – Hearing on Prosecuting Fraudsters for Stealing Billions in Unemployment Benefits)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight of America’s welfare system is still falling short of protecting taxpayers and preventing waste, fraud and abuse,…
Read More (Congressional Watchdog Reports Underscore Need for Ongoing TANF Oversight and Reform )WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement on the inauguration of Donald…
Read More (Chairman Smith Statement on Inauguration of President Trump)WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the waning days of his Administration, President Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn…
Read More (Following House Passage of Legislation to Reverse Biden Administration’s Targeting of Pregnancy Resource Centers, HHS Finally Withdraws Reckless TANF Rulemaking)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Buying Americans out of poverty is undermining incentives to work, with families living in poverty relying more on…
Read More (New Report Shows More Americans Dependent on Welfare Checks, at the Expense of Work)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation – representing the work of many members of the Ways and Means Committee – to…
Read More (Historic Child Welfare Reforms and Family Supports Signed into Law)Passed by the House and Senate, the BRIDGE for Workers Act expands job placement services to all unemployment insurance (UI)…
Read More (Legislation to Expand Access to Employment Opportunities for Jobless Workers Headed to President’s Desk)