Ways & Means History
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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ICYMI: Chairman Smith on Squawk Box: Not-for-profit hospitals “look like hedge funds with hospital beds.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box ahead of a full Committee…
April 28, 2026What They Are Saying: Historic Bipartisan Reforms Support Long-Term Success for Transition-Age Foster Youth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following hearings and direct consultation with foster youth with lived experience, the Ways and Means Committee recently…
April 28, 2026Chairman Smith to Hospital System CEOs: The Prices You Charge Patients Are Borderline Extortion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing with…
April 28, 2026Innovators, Educators, Vulnerable Americans, Taxpayers, Faith Leaders, and Whistleblowers Receive Critical Relief and Support Under House-Approved Ways and Means Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Entrepreneurs, early-childhood educators, survivors of sexual assault and victims of natural disasters, children, whistleblowers, clergy, those seeking new…
April 27, 2026Seven Key Moments: Hearing on Medicare Fraud
“How do you put a hospice in a burrito stand in California?” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Medicare fraud is a massive problem…
April 22, 2026Working Families Tax Cuts Boost Small Businesses with Permanent Tax Relief, More Certainty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Small businesses can breathe easier thanks to permanent, expanded tax relief provided in the Working Families Tax Cuts….
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These egregiously high prices are why, today, the Ways and Means Committee has called in the CEOs of the largest hospital chains in the country. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Our health care system is broken. These days, non-for-profit hospitals look more like hedge funds with hospital beds.
Today, @WaysandMeansGOP is holding a hearing with hospital CEOs as we continue our investigation into the health care empires that have raised prices and taken
I applaud the revisions to Form 990, imposed by @USTreasury, to increase transparency in the non-profit sector.
Tax exempt status is a privilege, not a right, and it’s time some of these organizations are reminded of that.
The Ways and Means Committee has spent YEARS
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