Work and Welfare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden Administration is overstepping statutory authority and attempting to legislate by way of regulation in a proposed…
Read More (Chairmen Smith, LaHood Demand Biden Administration Withdraw Rule That Sidesteps Congress and Weakens Recent Bipartisan Welfare Reforms)As prepared for delivery. “As we have heard in our hearings outside Washington, the American people face a number of…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of H.R. 5863, H.R. 5862, H.R. 1568, H.R. 5861, and H.R. 6068)WASHINGTON – The Official Poverty Measure affects federal funding intended to help millions of families living in poverty through programs…
Read More (Five Key Moments From Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on Measuring Poverty)As prepared for delivery. “Thank you Chairman LaHood and Ranking Member Davis. “Today’s hearing is, on the surface, about an…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on Measuring Poverty)“Good afternoon and welcome. “I want to thank everyone for joining us for today’s hearing on measuring poverty. “My name…
Read More (Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman LaHood Opening Statement – Hearing on Measuring Poverty)WASHINGTON – The complexity of financing for federal child welfare programs stands in the way of protecting vulnerable children, witnesses…
Read More (Six Key Moments from Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on Child Welfare)As prepared for delivery. “I want to thank everyone for joining us for today’s hearing on Modernizing Child Welfare…
Read More (Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman LaHood Opening Statement: Hearing on Modernizing Child Welfare to Protect Vulnerable Children)WASHINGTON – Citing a lack of existing guardrails to ensure funds are used to actually help people rejoin the workforce,…
Read More (Smith, LaHood Call on Government Watchdog to Investigate Uses of TANF Funds)WASHINGTON – Official government estimates of fraud in pandemic-era unemployment insurance (UI) programs have doubled within the last six months, reaching…
Read More (Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Estimates Double to $100-$135 Billion; Smith and Crapo Call for Action.)WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and U.S. Senate Finance Committee…
Read More (Smith, Crapo Seek Basic Information on Labor Department’s Fund to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud)