On September 1, 2025, Americans from all walks of life celebrated Labor Day. Between barbecues with friends and family and trips to the swimming pool, American workers this year have a lot to feel good about. With President Trump in the White House and a Congress that is laser focused on delivering for workers, positive results are already starting to arrive just seven months into the new administration.

Before President Trump took office, working families and small businesses were being held back by the policies of the previous administration. Job creators and hard-working Americans were told to prepare for the largest tax increase in our nation’s history; the Biden inflation crisis had made it harder for folks to put food on their table, clothes on their backs, and gasoline in their cars; and rising interest rates threatened to lock millions of Americans out of the American Dream of owning a home.

Fast forward seven months, and instead of facing a $1,700 tax increase, working families will now see an additional $600 tax cut on average from The One, Big, Beautiful Bill. Prices at the grocery store and gas pump are lower, giving American workers breathing room after four years of massive inflationary increases. And the President’s trade agenda is putting American workers and farmers on a much more level playing field by fighting back against other countries’ strategic use of both tariff and non-tariff barriers that for too long have put U.S. producers at a competitive disadvantage.

Still, we will not stop trying to make the economy even better for working families. Interest rates are still too high, which makes it difficult for many Americans to afford homes and for businesses to grow and hire. President Trump is taking decisive action to try to fix the problem, moving to replace a Federal Reserve governor who has been accused of fraud. In her place, I am hopeful the American people will get someone on the Federal Reserve dedicated to bringing down sky-high interest rates to help fully unleash our economy.

Another group of workers that still needs our help is our farmers. I spent my time in August back home in southeast and south Central Missouri traveling across the 8^th Congressional District to hear about all aspects of our local farm economy. While there are a few bright spots, many of our farmers are struggling and need help. Row crop farmers, in particular, are being hit very hard right now, and while The One, Big, Beautiful Bill will help with an improved reference price, more is going to be needed. I said when my colleagues selected me to chair the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives that I would be focused on working Americans, families, farmers, and small businesses, and that’s what we’ve done. This fall, I look forward to continuing to push forward on an agenda that will make life even better for our workers and ensure the Golden Age of America continues to benefit working families.