WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jason Smith (Mo.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Mayra Flores (Texas) announced that they have introduced legislation that would require Medicare to permanently cover audio-only telehealth services for beneficiaries. The legislation would help ensure Medicare recipients who cannot access the video component during telehealth visits are able to access care through audio-only. “The pandemic has shown just how invaluable audio-only tele... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) spoke on the House floor to slam President Biden for refusing to take responsibility for creating the worst inflation crisis in 40- years and driving gas prices to an all-time national high. As Smith noted, the president wants people to believe 40-year high inflation is someone else’s fault, but his solutions to this crisis highlight his own complicity in driving up the cost of everything from gas to groceries. In addition, Smith blas... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) for blocking an amendment he offered to an appropriations bill that would prevent the National Park Service (NPS) from implementing its Roads and Trails Management Plan (R&T Plan) for Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) National Park. If implemented, the R&T Plan would result in the closure of over 90 miles of existing trails without providing adequate new trail milage and access points to of... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) spoke on the House floor to slam President Biden for using executive actions to secretly put his radical agenda in place, footing taxpayers with a $532 billion bill with the stroke of a pen and without any input from Congress. In his fight to hold the administration accountable for their reckless spending, Smith requested – and received – a Congressional Budget Office report on the cost of President Biden’s executive actions. The repo... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – This week, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (Mo.), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), and House Committee on Financial Services Republican Leader Patrick McHenry (N.C.) introduced the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act. The bill would require the administration to publish the inflationary impact of executive actions before enacting them. “The Congressional Budget Office has confirmed tha... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), House Budget Committee Republican Leader, released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation at a 40-year high of 9.1 percent and rising 13.8 percent since President Biden took office: “President Biden’s inflation crisis is sending America hurtling towards a recession after turning the American Dream into an unaffordable nightmare for working families. The latest data shows inflation at a forty-year high of ... READ MORE
Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Today marks an historic moment in the decades-long fight to protect the unborn. The Court’s decision makes clear that the Constitution gives state legislatures – not unelected judges – the freedom to answer the question of when life begins. “I’m incredibly grateful to the generations of Americans who have dedicated so much to defendin... READ MORE
This week, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) spoke on the House floor to slam President Biden and Washington Democrats’ radical climate agenda, which is hitting families with higher costs every time they flip a light switch, buy groceries, or drive to work. Diesel – the fuel that drives the economy - is up 80% over the past year. As a result, businesses of all types are being forced to increase the cost of goods to compensate for higher fuel costs. As Smith noted, President Biden declared wa... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) voted against the gun control legislation passed by Congress earlier today. Smith spoke on the House floor prior to the vote to announce his opposition to the legislation and to slam Washington Democrats’ relentless attacks on law-abiding gun owners. In his remarks, Smith blasted the legislation for expanding red flag laws, which take away individuals’ due process rights while allowing law enforcement to remove guns from individuals at the reque... READ MORE
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) spoke on the House floor to slam President Biden and Washington Democrats for their reckless spending that has driven inflation to a 40-year high, forcing Americans to pay more to put food on their table, clothes on their backs, and gasoline in their car. As Smith noted, President Biden and Washington Democrats have only themselves to blame for the inflation crisis. Since President Biden took office, inflation has increased 12.2%, gas pri... READ MORE
