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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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Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman LaHood Opening Statement: Hearing with Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) delivered the following opening statement at a joint Social…
June 10, 2026Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Estes Opening Statement: Hearing with Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Ron Estes (KS-04) delivered the following opening statement at a joint Social Security…
June 9, 2026Chairman Smith at Digital Asset Legislative Hearing: America Needs Clear Tax Rules to Remain Digital Asset Capital of the World
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee legislative…
June 9, 2026New Legislation Modernizes Tax Rules for Digital Assets, Improving Access to a Growing Market and Maintaining America’s Competitive Advantage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of a Ways and Means legislative hearing on digital asset taxation, Ways and Means Committee Members unveiled…
June 5, 2026Big, Beautiful Success Story: New Analysis Confirms Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering for Americans Earning Less than $100,000
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) today highlighted a new Department of the Treasury…
June 5, 2026Working Families Benefitting From Republican Pro-Growth Working Families Tax Cuts
Labor market surpasses expectations, creating 172,000 new jobs and estimates for March and April revised upward by 93,000 new jobs. …
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I met with Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano ahead of today's @WaysandMeansGOP hearing.
Social Security is a lifeline for Hoosiers, and I'm committed to protecting and strengthening it for the folks back in IN-02.
Today, the Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittees will hold a joint hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano.
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