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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 on PCE, GDP Reports: Manufacturing Booms as Core Inflation Holds Steady
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the release of the…
August 12, 2026Chairman 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…
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Through the Working Families Tax Cuts, Republicans delivered the LARGEST investment in rural healthcare in history.
Every single Democrat voted AGAINST this $50 billion program.
Now Democrats want credit for funding that Republicans alone secured.
Thank you @RepMoore for joining us at Seiren, Jim Myers & Sons, and Okuma, to see permanent pro-growth tax reform in action. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, manufacturers are creating jobs, ramping up investment, and innovating in the Old North State and beyond!
I had the opportunity to tour @StanleyBlkDeckr’s facility in Madison County, where they employ more than 500 people.
I am grateful to Plant Manager Nichole Hally, Distribution Site Leader David Eastman, and the entire Stanley Black & Decker team for their leadership and
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