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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: Working Families Are Seeing Bigger Paychecks, America’s Economy Is Growing, and Inflation Is Coming Down
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the release of the…
July 29, 2026Chairman Smith Statement on Fed Rate Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Open Market…
July 29, 2026CBO Confirms Democrats’ Inflation Expansion Act Raised Costs for Seniors & Taxpayers By $700 Billion, Protecting Health Care Empires Instead of Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed in a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman…
July 24, 2026ICYMI: Chairman Smith Issues Subpoenas to CCP-Linked Singham Network Nonprofits After Their Refusal to Comply with Committee Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced the Committee has issued subpoenas to BreakThrough News,…
July 24, 2026Ways & Means Committee Approves Legislation Boosting Transparency & Accountability in Tax-exempt Sector, Preventing Foreign Influence in American Politics, & Protecting Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tax-exempt organizations that abuse the generous benefits afforded to them courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer will face…
July 23, 2026Chairman Smith: Trump Administration is Fighting for American Workers and American Values
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans…
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In Michigan, @POTUS cites NAM analysis on how the pro-growth tax provisions of H.R. 1 protected 170,000 jobs in the Great Lakes State.
Manufacturers in all 50 states are using the Working Families Tax Cuts to invest in America. Explore the NAM’s new 50-state story collection
Small businesses are the backbone of Florida.
That’s why as the Vice Chairman of @WaysandMeansGOP, I'll always fight to defend them from rising costs and unnecessary red tape.
When crafting the Working Families Tax Cuts, our number one priority was to put more money in the pockets of working families.
And that's exactly what we did. Republicans enacted tax relief that delivered record tax refunds to working class Americans.
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