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Chairman Smith: “Help Wanted” Signs in Store Windows Are Small Business’s Cry for Relief in Biden Economy

June 02, 2023 — Bidenflation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Signs reading “Going Out of Business” may soon begin appearing up and down main streets across America, as small businesses are increasingly preparing for a recession. For more than two years, small businesses have faced multiple crises that have left them with fewer workers, smaller inventories, and less income, whether it is skyrocketing prices, ...

Chairman Smith Applauds Bipartisan Passage of the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

May 11, 2023 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement applauding bipartisan passage of H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act – legislation to recover fraudulent unemployment payments, improve program integrity to prevent future fraud, and give states the tools needed to prosecute the ...

Chairman Smith on the House Floor: H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

May 11, 2023 — Floor Statements

As prepared for delivery. "This crucial legislation will finally protect taxpayers and victims of fraud against the largest theft of tax dollars in American history. "Americans are suffering under a cost-of-living crisis, fueled by Democrats’ reckless spending. It has brought us to the brink of recession and spurred the highest increase in interest rates in 16 years. It must be ...

What They Are Saying: Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

May 11, 2023 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 60 stakeholders from across the country including small business groups, state and local industry associations, government waste watchdogs, state Attorneys General, and other national organizations are coming out in support of the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act (H.R. 1163). The bill would help recover taxpayer ...

Chairman Smith Remarks at Rules Committee: H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

May 09, 2023 — Press Releases

As prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Chairman Cole and Ranking Member McGovern for the opportunity to speak on this crucial legislation that will protect taxpayers and victims of fraud against the largest theft of tax dollars in American history. "Americans had their identities and benefit payments stolen from them as criminal organizations and foreign fraudsters exploited the ...

House Republicans Pass Limit, Save, Grow Act to Rein in Wasteful Spending and Grow the Economy

April 26, 2023 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – House Republicans today passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act to address the debt ceiling and implement commonsense spending reforms to limit wasteful spending, save taxpayer dollars, and grow the economy. This bill delivers on Republicans’ commitment to America by tackling the chronic labor shortage hurting small businesses while reining in President Biden’s ...

Factsheet: As Cost of Democrats’ Green Corporate Welfare Skyrockets, Big Business and China Profit (UPDATED)

April 25, 2023 — Blog

Working families and small businesses are realizing that Democrats’ latest green subsidy scheme will cost more than promised. Not only will their tax dollars go towards billion-dollar corporations, they will also flow to Chinese entities of concern and put American workers at a disadvantage. Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following fact sheet with this ...

Chairman Smith: Limit, Save, Grow Act Follows Precedent of Pairing Spending Reforms with Debt Limit to Address America’s Fiscal Crisis

April 25, 2023 — Blog

Washington, D.C. – As President Biden continues to ignore years of precedent during which he previously supported negotiations over the inclusion of spending reforms to address America’s fiscal crisis as part of raising the debt limit, Republicans are taking action with the Limit, Save, Grow Act. As Republicans take up the common sense legislation this week, House ...

Ways and Means Chair Smith, Education and the Workforce Chair Foxx, Speaker McCarthy, and Republican Members of the California Delegation Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary

April 06, 2023 — Blog

WASHINGTON, DC – American workers and businesses will face more regulation, mismanagement, and waste from Washington should the Senate confirm Julie Su as Labor Secretary, warned House Republicans today. In a letter to President Biden, Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason ...