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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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Ways and Means Committee Republican Leaders Slam French Proposal to Impose Higher Discriminatory Digital Services Tax on U.S. Innovators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As lawmakers in France are considering a proposal to increase its digital services tax (DST) from 3…
October 25, 2025Chairman Smith Commends Trump Administration on New Investigation into China’s Failure to Uphold Its Trade Obligations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced…
October 24, 2025After Driving Up Prices, Democrats Voted No on Tax Relief for Seniors and Yes on Shutting Down the Government
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
October 20, 2025Democrats’ Failed Health Care Policies: Protect Subsidies for Wealthy Americans and Insurance Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Not only have Democrats shut down the government in order to force taxpayers to subsidize health insurance for illegal…
October 16, 2025Democrats’ Failed Health Care Policies: Shut Down Government to Restore Taxpayer Subsidies for Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democrats are using a government shutdown in order to push for the restoration of taxpayer-funded health insurance subsidies…
October 15, 2025Democrats’ Failed Health Care Policies: Higher Prices, Less Choice, More Fraud
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Having failed to rein in rising premium costs that are harming American families, Democrats are now trying to…
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🇺🇸 @HouseGOP & @POTUS passed the Working Families Tax Cut, keeping your hard-earned money in your pocket! This bill fuels our economy and supports working families.
Here’s what it does:
✅Raises the Child Tax Credit
✅Removes tax on Tips & Overtime
✅Increases the standard…
Small businesses and manufactures in Kansas will benefit from the immediate expense of research and development which was made permanent in the working families tax cut.
The working families tax cuts we passed as Republicans are the culmination of President Trump’s promises to revive manufacturing, support agriculture & lower costs for families.
With these tax cuts and pro-growth provisions now law, our economy will grow!
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ICYMI: The Ways and Means Committee traveled to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California where we heard from farmers, small business owners, and manufacturers about how the pro-growth tax cuts in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill will unleash American economic greatness and deliver prosperity to the working class. ...
Today, the Committee passed several bills aimed at improving the lives of Americans by protecting patients, families, seniors, and taxpayers. ...
80% of tax-exempt hospitals are spending less on charity care and other critical health care priorities than they receive from their generous tax breaks. Rather than investing this money into patient care, they are using those benefits on non-health care activities like virtue signaling, renaming stadiums, or green energy initiatives.
Tax-exempt status was created for organizations that give back to their communities, not spread a woke agenda. ...
Tax-exempt hospitals receive special tax benefits because they have a mission to provide vital care to patients.
More transparency from these hospitals is needed so that taxpayers know what services they are actually providing and why they deserve to receive special tax treatment. ...
The data is clear. Many tax-exempt hospitals, that receive generous tax benefits, take more from the taxpayers than they invest back into the health care mission in their communities, and it isn’t close.
Many tax-exempt hospitals have strayed from their health care mission in favor of non-health care activities, including virtue signaling to woke causes. ...
When the system of benefits serving those with disabilities is overly complex, it can be a disservice to both someone looking for a new job or someone looking to hire or promote an employee.
Providing employers with knowledge and the ability to better navigate the system would benefit both them and those Americans with disabilities who are interested in pursing a new job, new career, or promotion. ...