WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after voting against Washington Democrats’ $2 trillion omnibus spending bill. “This massive year-end spending package represents everything the American people can’t stand about Washington: a 4,000 plus page piece of legislation introduced in the dead of night that wastes billions of Americans’ taxpayer dollars and will continue to fuel the worst cost-of-living crisis in 40 years,” said Smith. The $2 trill... READ MORE
Jeremy Cady, Missouri State Director for Americans For Prosperity, presents U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) with the Pioneers for Prosperity Award in Washington, D.C. Click here for a high-res photo. WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) recently received Americans for Prosperity’s Pioneers for Prosperity Award for leading the effort in Congress to stop Washington Democrats’ reckless spending and radical agenda. As House Budget Committee Republican Leader, Smith has been on t... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) issued the following statement slamming Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee for releasing President Donald Trump's private tax information: “It’s shameful that House Ways and Means Democrats used their few remaining weeks in power to launch a taxpayer-funded hit job on President Trump. This action is nothing more than a direct attack on a political opponent. The Ways and Means Committee – the oldest in Congress – has never tar... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) discussed key priorities that should be addressed by the House Committee on Ways and Means in the 118th Congress at a fireside chat with Punchbowl News. Smith noted that America’s tax, trade, welfare, and health care policies must prioritize the needs of working families – underscoring that Republicans are the party of the working class and will champion the interests of working families to build a stronger, more secure American future: “... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation remains at a 40-year high of 8.2%, with overall prices having risen 13.9% since President Joe Biden took the oath of office: “Americans are fed up with paying the price for one-party Democrat rule in Washington. In two years, Washington Democrats have added $10 trillion in new spending and left taxpayers holdi... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – On September 20th, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) and several of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to raise concerns about regulatory actions taken by the agencies that would expand their authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS). The members warned the agencies to stay within the bounds of authority granted to them by Congress... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), along with dozens of his Republican colleagues, recently sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding answers from the Pentagon regarding the impact of the Biden administration’s military COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the readiness of America’s Armed Forces. “Between training, deployments, and the other responsibilities that come with military service, the last thing our nation’s heroes – and the families who support them – should ha... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), House Budget Committee Republican Leader and a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined Fox News’ America’s Newsroom to slam Washington Democrats’ $745 billion spending bill. As Budget Republican Leader, Smith has led the effort in Congress to expose the Inflation Act’s wasteful and inflationary spending, detail its middle- and low-income tax increases, and expose how it will unleash an army of 87,000 new IRS agents to audit ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jason Smith (Mo.) and Terri Sewell (Ala.) announced that they have introduced the Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Access and Stability Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend pandemic-era Medicare payment policies for LTCHs for one year after the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Such an extension would prevent steep and sudden Medicare payment cuts to LTCHs and allow these specialized hospitals time to transition back to pre-pandemic policie... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) voted against the radical anti-gun legislation passed by the House this evening. Smith spoke on the House floor earlier this week to slam House Democrats for rushing to pass legislation to ban one of the most popular firearms in America. Smith is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment. Last month, he coauthored a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval that would block President Biden’s so-called ghost gun rule. Bide... READ MORE
