Work and Welfare
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during floor debate on H.R. 1156, the Pandemic…
Read More (Chairman Smith: If Congress Doesn’t Extend Statute of Limitations, Criminals Will Get Away With Unemployment Insurance Fraud )Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks on the House floor during debate on…
Read More (Chairman Smith: America Needs to Enlist States To Expand the Number of Foster Families)WASHINGTON, D.C. – With so little reporting linking welfare spending to outcomes and performance, it’s unclear whether resources are actually going…
Read More (Watchdog: Welfare Spending Lacks Data on Performance, and Participant Outcomes Revealing Need for Reform)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D.C. – In the waning days of his Administration, President Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn…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)