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The Committee on Ways and Means, the oldest tax-writing body in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1789, shapes fiscal legislation including taxes, tariffs, and social service programs. Its notable influence is underscored by numerous members who have risen to prominent national offices, including Presidents and Supreme Court Justices.
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Rep. Smucker Op-Ed: From Main Street to family farms, small businesses power region
By: Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) York Daily Record Small Business Week is a chance to recognize the hard work of…
May 8, 2026Chairman Smith Statement on April Jobs Report: Working Families Tax Cuts Are Spurring Job Creation, Lifting Wages, and Supporting Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor…
May 5, 2026Chairman Smith Reasserts Demands for CCP-Linked Non-Profits to Comply with Committee Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tax-exempt organizations under investigation by the Ways and Means Committee must comply with the Committee’s requests for…
May 4, 2026ICYMI: Chairman Smith on Morning in America: “I don’t know of any farms on East 68th Street in Manhattan.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined NewsNation’s Morning in America to discuss the Committee’s…
May 1, 2026Nine Key Moments: Hearing with Health System CEOs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CEOs representing some of the nation’s largest health systems, including the largest for-profit and tax-exempt hospital systems in…
April 30, 2026Chairman Smith on Economic Reports: Americans Have More Money in Their Pockets and Booming Economy Thanks to GOP Tax Cuts
Taxpayers have more money in their pockets thanks to record tax refunds up over 11 percent and core inflation remains…
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Over 115,000 jobs were added in April, nearly doubling economists’ expectations.
President Trump is helping restore the American Dream for hundreds of thousands of Americans, and I will continue working to ensure Iowans have access to quality, good-paying jobs.
Small businesses power the American economy.
This National Small Business Week, I’m celebrating how @HouseGOP’s Working Families Tax Cuts delivered real relief by making the 199A Small Business Deduction permanent and restoring full expensing so job creators can thrive.
The Working Families Tax Cuts weren't built overnight.
As Chairman, I held our very first Committee hearing in a lumberyard in Petersburg, West Virginia. For two and a half years, the Ways and Means Committee traveled across the country to hear from families, workers, and small
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