WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), in a letter to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), called for an official assessment of how the Biden Administration’s proposal to empower the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to spy on the financial activity of American citizens – including working families, farmers, small businesses, and gig economy workers – would impact middle- to low-income Americans. Specifically, Smith outlined how the latest Administ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter today to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the top Republicans on the House and Senate Budget Committees pushed the agency to provide a true cost estimate of the Democrats’ tax and spending reconciliation bill if provisions within the bill were made permanent, as is the intent of Democrats. House Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith (MO-08) and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) noted that the reconciliation bill in... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jason Smith issued the following statement blasting the Biden Administration after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the Department of Labor and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced “emergency” rules forcing private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “These unconstitutional, authoritarian federal vaccine mandates sicken me to my core. Working class Americans who kept on the job throughout the pandemic to p... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (KY-01), in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), excoriated the Biden Administration over its efforts to shortchange the federal rulemaking process in order to impose a national vaccine mandate on employers and called on the OMB Acting Director to immediately withdraw the rule. “With no Senate confirmed leadership at the t... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, DC – During the Ways and Means Committee markup of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending and tax increase package, Congressman Jason Smith offered the No Corporate Welfare Amendment. This provision would have prevented any big business with an annual income over $5 million from receiving a tax credit on their commercial electric vehicle (EV). “After years of hearing Washington Democrats boldly proclaim that we need to eliminate loopholes in the tax code, and that the rich and corpora... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, DC – During the Ways and Means Committee markup of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending and tax package, Congressman Jason Smith offered the Helping Hardworking Families Amendment that prevents government benefits from going to families with incomes up to $500,000 a year. “For four years, I worked closely with Ivanka Trump to try to ensure Missouri families could have paid leave if they had a child, got sick, or needed to care for a loved one,” said Rep. Jason Smith. “But Washington... READ MORE
VAN BUREN, MO – On August 18, Congressman Jason Smith submitted official comments for the record expressing concern about the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) proposed Roads and Trails Plan Preliminary Alternatives (R&T Plan). In his comments, he noted this proposal could reduce trails and limit access points inhibiting full enjoyment of the park for all visitors. Smith’s comments indicate the proposal fails to meet the needs of some of ONSR’s most frequent and loyal patrons. “Long before ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on Missouri’s Bicentennial Day, U.S. Congressman Jason Smith is celebrating passage of Missouri’s bicentennial resolution, which he sponsored in the House of Representatives. “For two centuries, the Show Me State has been showing folks how to get things done. To put it simply, you can’t talk about American history without talking about Missouri,” said Rep. Jason Smith. “As we start the next chapter in Missouri’s history, our future is bright, and I couldn’t be more excite... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Jason Smith introduced the Love America Act, legislation aimed at encouraging patriotism and pride in our country and preventing our nation’s schools from teaching racist curriculum that promote hatred and division. “Americans have every reason to be proud of the ideals our country was founded on, but radical, left-wing education activists are hijacking school curriculums and injecting poisonous ideology onto our nation’s youth,” said Rep. Jason Smith. “T... READ MORE
Washington, DC. – Last week, Rep. Jason Smith reintroduced the Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States (EMPOWERS) Act, which would mandate federal agencies consider local stakeholders’ input when making changes to the species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Congressman Smith spoke about how these decisions disproportionally affect rural areas and the impact the ESA can have on our local communities. “For too long, decisions about which species are pr... READ MORE
