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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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Every Democrat voted NO on the Trump Tax Cuts.
Now some are celebrating the very benefits they tried to stop.
If these cuts were so terrible… why take credit for them?
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed what we have known all along. Democrats and their Inflation Expansion Act are directly to blame for skyrocketing prescription drug costs.
Their reckless legislation drove up drug costs by $700 billion and cut Medicare drug
Today, the CBO has confirmed what we’ve known all along: Democrats are to blame for the increased costs of prescription drugs. The Inflation Expansion Act actually INCREASED drug costs by $700 billion and reduced drug plan options by HALF.
Their misguided policies are causing
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