For four years, Missourians suffered under a Biden Administration that prioritized radicals, wealthy environmentalists, and far-left policies at the expense of working families, farmers, and small businesses. Prices under President Biden increased 21 percent; real wages fell 3.2 percent; monthly mortgage payments were up 88 percent; and interest rates hit their highest levels in 23 years.

President Trump promised the American people that, as President, he would end the reckless spending that drove the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, and he would make it easier for Americans to put food on their tables, clothes on their backs, and gasoline in their cars. Already, in under 10 weeks, he is delivering on those promises.

Nothing better portrayed the Biden Administration’s lack of attention to our farmers than the unbelievable increase in the price of eggs Americans saw at the grocery store – if Americans were able to find eggs on the shelves! On January 21, 2025, the average price for a dozen eggs was $6.55, an unacceptable cost to working families. Thanks to great leadership from President Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, and her willingness to listen to our farmers, the price of eggs has fallen to $3.45 per dozen as of March 17 – an almost 50 percent reduction in cost.

While working families were paying more just to get by, President Biden was focused intensely on government subsidies for luxury electric vehicles to reward his wealthy environmentalist friends and allies with a massive $7,500 tax credit. Seventy eight percent of these credits are claimed by people who make more than $100,000 per year. And what did working Americans get? Record high gas prices!

In Missouri, families experienced prices that reached $4.68 per gallon at their peak and a year ago stood at $3.21 per gallon. As of January 20, gas prices still stood at $3.10 on average. On Day One of his presidency, President Trump ended the war on American-made energy with executive orders that reversed approximately 78 executive actions by the Biden Administration that had made it harder to produce energy here at home. He also declared a National Energy Emergency and issued an executive order directing his administration to fully unleash American energy.

These are tangible results that matter to families all over America, especially in Missouri. But we have lots more to accomplish. In Congress, I’m working with my House Republican colleagues to deliver on President Trump’s promise to lower taxes for workers and small businesses. During his first four years in office, the President and Congress achieved historic tax relief through the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The results of that bill speak for themselves: wages increased 4.9 percent, the fastest growth in 20 years; Americans earning under $100,000 received an average tax cut of 16 percent; and real median household income rose by $5,000.

If Congress does not act, American families and small businesses will be hit with the largest tax increase in American history, which is why as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, I have led the effort to pass all of President Trump’s priorities in one big, beautiful bill. Failure is not an option – not with so much at stake for Missouri families.

When President Trump makes a promise, he keeps it.