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Trade Subcommittee Chairman A. Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on Modernizing Customs Policies to Protect American Workers and Secure Supply Chains
“Thank you, Ranking Member Blumenauer, and to our witnesses and subcommittee members for being here today.
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Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – House Joint Resolution 39 Veto Override
“Two weeks ago, the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing at the port of Staten Island in New York to listen to working Americans who are on the frontlines of the impact of our trade policies.
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Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on the Social Security Administration’s Role in Combatting Identity Fraud
“Chairman Ferguson, Ranking Member Larson – thank you for the opportunity to share a few remarks on this important topic that affects every American.
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Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Ferguson Opening Statement: Hearing on the Social Security Administration’s Role in Combatting Identity Fraud
“Good afternoon and welcome to today’s hearing on the Social Security Administration’s role in combatting identity fraud.
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What They Are Saying: IRS Forced File Scheme
The IRS’ forced file scheme is coming under intense scrutiny as more information comes to light about how it would render the American people powerless against an IRS that is the tax preparer, filer, and auditor.
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Six Key Moments from Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Health Care Price Transparency
Price transparency can lower costs and improve health outcomes for families, workers, and small businesses, witnesses testified at a Ways and Means Committee hearing on health care price transparency. Witnesses shared their firsthand experience of using price transparency to benefit patients seeking care or small businesses sponsoring insurance for their employees.
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Health Subcommittee Chairman Buchanan: Hearing on Examining Policies that Inhibit Innovation and Patient Access
“Thank you all for being with us. Today’s hearing will focus on innovation and some of the biggest roadblocks.
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Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on Examining Policies that Inhibit Innovation and Patient Access
“Chairman Buchanan, Ranking Member Doggett – thank you for the opportunity to share a few thoughts on how current White House policies are threatening medical innovation and patient access to care.
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Smith, Crapo, Neal, and Wyden Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Extend Tax Preferences to Taiwan
House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), House Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the following statement on a bipartisan, bicameral effort to alleviate double taxation between the United States and Taiwan:
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Chairman Smith: President Biden Needs to Negotiate Because Inflation Is Not Just Going Away on Its Own
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation remaining at an over 30-year high of 4.9 percent and prices increasing 15.3 percent since President Biden took office:
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Chairman Smith Remarks at Rules Committee: H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
“Thank you, Chairman Cole and Ranking Member McGovern for the opportunity to speak on this crucial legislation that will protect taxpayers and victims of fraud against the largest theft of tax dollars in American history.
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Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Field Hearing on Trade in America: Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker – Staten Island
“Welcome to today’s field hearing of the Ways and Means Committee about the future of America’s trade policy.
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Chairman Smith: President Biden’s Agenda Is a Boon for China and a Bane for American Workers and Job Creators
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the April jobs report revealed that job growth in the previous two months was far worse than originally thought and in line with a continued slowdown in job creation:
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Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on Trade in America: Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker – Staten Island
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced that the Committee will hold a field hearing on Trade in America: Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker. The hearing will take place Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Staten Island, New York.
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Chairman Smith Calls on President Biden to Stand Up to China and Defend American Workers Following Bipartisan Passage of Bill on Solar Imports
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate followed the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.J.Res 39, bipartisan legislation to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable and end its circumvention of U.S. tariff penalties on solar imports.
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Chairman Smith: Consequences of Democrat Spending Spree Spur Americans’ Suffering
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement in response to the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would increase interest rates by 25 basis points to combat inflation – bringing the total to 5.25 percent, the highest in 16 years:
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Smith: Yellen Issues Latest Debt Limit Warning While Washington Democrats Fight to Protect the Wealthy and Wall Street Profits
The federal government will be unable to meet its spending obligations – including Medicare and Social Security benefits – as soon as June because Treasury will have exhausted its “extraordinary measures,” according to a new letter by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Congress. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: