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"The Ways and Means Committee is in Kimball, Minnesota for our fifth hearing in local communities to hear directly from America’s farmers, ranchers, and mining communities about how America’s trade policies affect their daily lives and what Congress can do to make trade work better for their families.
"America is only six percent of the world’s ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement following the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation:
“We would not be in this inflation crisis if ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Committee on Ways and Means today passed legislation that would counter China’s growing global economic influence by restoring American business competitiveness, securing global supply chains, and prohibiting U.S. foreign land sales to companies from countries of concern. The Build It in America Act, written based on feedback the ...
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"The Ways and Means Committee kicked off this Congress by getting out of Washington and visiting communities across the country to hear firsthand hardworking Americans’ perspective on the state of the economy. I appreciate that so many of the members of this committee have taken the time to participate in these hearings.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to specific concerns raised by American workers, families, farmers, and small businesses during field hearings across the country, Ways and Means Committee members have introduced legislation to help struggling families, grow jobs, and support a stronger economy. Today, these solutions are being combined as part of a new ...
Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the Protecting American Farmland Act, which will prevent foreign adversaries from purchasing American farm and ranch land through a 60% excise tax paid by the buyer. Foreign ownership of U.S. farmland has risen steadily over the years, threatening the future of small family farms, and ...
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"This debate was a long time coming. Not because it’s complicated, but because Democrats couldn’t accept the solution.
"We are here at the 11th hour finally dealing with the debt limit on a bipartisan basis because President Biden apparently needed 100 days to pick up the phone and talk to Republicans.
"During those 100 days, the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on how the United States should modernize our customs policies, witnesses testified that our customs law should hold China accountable for unfair trade practices, root out forced labor in our supply chain, and equip Customs and Border Protection to combat illicit goods shipped through American ports while ...
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"Thank you, Ranking Member Blumenauer, and to our witnesses and subcommittee members for being here today. Today’s subcommittee hearing is an important step as the House Ways and Means Committee considers updates to custom laws to ensure Customs and Border Protection has the right policies in place to enforce our laws effectively, facilitate legitimate trade, ...
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"Chairman Ferguson, Ranking Member Larson – thank you for the opportunity to share a few remarks on this important topic that affects every American.
"We all know someone who has had to go through the ordeal of Identity Theft. One of the reasons I wanted to hold this hearing was after learning about ...
