News – Ways and Means

October 10, 2024 Chairman Smith: Families Are Already Paying 20 Percent Tax Hike Because of Biden-Harris Administration

“With Americans struggling to afford the basics, Democrats want every family to pay even higher taxes.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways…

October 08, 2024 Preventing the Harris 2025 Tax Hike: Chairman Smith Holds Ways & Means Tax Teams Event in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by Reps. Ron Estes (KS-04) and Mark…

October 07, 2024 Chairman Smith Statement on the Anniversary of the October 7th Attack on Israel

Rolla, MO – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary…

October 04, 2024 Biden-Harris Record Speaks for Itself: Job Losses for Main Street and Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

Chairman Smith: “The Biden-Harris Administration has had the last 1,353 days to be the champion of small businesses and workers, and…

October 03, 2024 CBO Confirms: Biden-Harris Election Year Medicare Cost-Shifting Policy Will Cost Taxpayers Billions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of a newly announced Biden-Harris program intended to paper over…

September 27, 2024 Chairman Smith: American Families Continue to Experience Economic Turbulence Caused by Biden-Harris Administration’s Failed Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve’s preferred…

September 27, 2024 Tax Teams Recap: 2025 Super Bowl of Tax is Pro-Growth, Pro-America Tax Policy vs. Tax Hikes for Every American

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since April, Ways and Means Committee Tax Teams have held over 100 events and traveled to 18…

September 26, 2024 Seven Key Moments: Hearing on Reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): States’ Misuse of Welfare Funds Leaves Poor Families Behind

Brett Favre: “Our laws don’t sufficiently protect against TANF spending unrelated to helping people out of poverty.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress…

September 24, 2024 Three Key Moments: Hearing on Protecting American Innovation Through Strong Digital Trade Rules

Abandoning enforcement and accountability in digital trade, as the Biden-Harris Administration has done, has led to a surrender of America’s…

September 24, 2024 Ways and Means Chairman Smith Demands IRS Revoke Tax-Exempt Status of Organizations Fueling Chaos, Illegal Conduct, and Antisemitic Activity in U.S., Including those with Possible Ties to Terrorist Networks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) is demanding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revoke the…