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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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Chairman Smith: Trump Administration Continues to Deliver Permanent Relief for Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a final rule permanently ending the…
August 12, 2026Chairman Smith on July CPI Report: Republicans Are Working to Lower Costs and Grow Wages While Democrats Are Pushing More Government Spending and Higher Taxes for Working Families
Republican tax cuts are delivering permanent relief as core inflation slows. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason…
August 10, 2026Big, Beautiful Success Story: Thanks to Working Families Tax Cuts, 7 Million Children Already Have a Brighter Future Ahead
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Working Families Tax Cuts are giving millions of American children a head start on saving for…
August 7, 2026Smith on July Jobs Report: Private Sector Keeps Adding Jobs Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor…
August 5, 2026Second Tax-Exempt Organ Procurement Organization Under Investigation by Ways & Means Committee Decertified by Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Network for Hope – an organ procurement organization (OPO) that has been under investigation by the Ways…
August 3, 2026Big, Beautiful Success Story: Report Highlights Manufacturing Investments and Jobs Made Possible by the Working Families Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recently released report from the National Association of Manufacturers profiles 50 manufacturers – one in every…
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To no one’s surprise, the OECD’s global tax scheme is unworkable. New data is showing that Pillar II had unrealistic expectations and is imposing massive costs on those who accepted it. I’ve long opposed this tax scheme that targets and disadvantages U.S. businesses and workers.
Republicans promised record tax refunds for working families, and a recent GAO report confirmed that we delivered on that promise. ✅
Week two of my Hoosier Heartland Tour took us all over Indiana's Second District, talking with folks about the cost of living and what the @HouseGOP have done, and continue to do, to make life more affordable for Hoosiers.
Excited to kick off week three today!
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