News – Ways and Means

February 27, 2025 Smith Applauds President Trump’s Efforts to Improve Health Care Price Transparency

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order…

February 27, 2025 Watchdog: Welfare Spending Lacks Data on Performance, and Participant Outcomes Revealing Need for Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With so little reporting linking welfare spending to outcomes and performance, it’s unclear whether resources are actually going…

February 27, 2025 Ways and Means Repeals Biden Administration’s Midnight Crypto Rule, Provides Bipartisan Tax Filing Relief for Disaster Victims

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a part of ongoing efforts to undo the harmful policies imposed by the Biden Administration, the Ways…

February 27, 2025 Smith, Estes Applaud Trump Administration’s Quick Action to Ensure Seniors Receive Social Security Benefits They Are Owed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s seniors are getting the Social Security benefits they are owed quickly thanks to efforts by the…

February 26, 2025 Chairman Smith Statement on Jamieson Greer’s Confirmation as United States Trade Representative

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the United States Senate…

February 26, 2025 Chairman Smith: Biden IRS Crypto Rule Is Unfair and Unworkable

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks at a committee markup of H.R. 1491,…

February 25, 2025 House Passes Budget Resolution to Advance One, Big Beautiful Bill That Will Deliver Tax Relief to Working Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans took the first step to advance President Trump’s pro-worker, pro-America economic and national security agenda by…

February 25, 2025 Chairman Smith: A Vote Against This Budget Is A Vote to Raise Taxes on Low-Income Americans

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) gave the following remarks on the House floor during debate on the…

February 25, 2025 Correcting the Record: Trump’s Tax Cuts Were a Boon for the Working Class

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement along with a fact sheet showing President…

February 25, 2025 Trade Subcommittee Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on American Trade Enforcement Priorities

“For too long, American businesses, workers, farmers, and ranchers have faced an unlevel playing field. Yet the previous administration refused…