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
Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) congratulated Missourians from the 8th Congressional District who accepted appointments to attend U.S. service academies. Out of all the qualified candidates throughout the district, only four students nominated by Smith received appointments: Sam Malone of Jackson will attend the U.S. Naval Academy, Brock Larsen of West Plains and C.J. Posey of Sikeston will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and Samantha Loida of Ste. Genevieve will att... READ MORE
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) slammed the legislation Washington Democrats are bringing to the floor this week to limit law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment rights. “I stand with the millions of Americans who are disgusted by Washington Democrats’ latest attempt to turn tragedy into an opportunity by taking away law-abiding Americans’ guns and imposing their radical agenda on law-abiding citizens,” said Smith. “The Second Amendment cannot be legislated away, but th... READ MORE
On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Congressman Jason Smith visited Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains to tour their new medical office building. Located adjacent to the Shaw Medical Building and hospital, this expansion of approximately 100,000 square feet includes specialty clinics and ancillary services, along with a new restaurant called Grill 59, a coffee shop, gift shop, chapel, retail pharmacy, and more. “Access to rural healthcare is absolutely critical, which is why I am proud to have supported t... READ MORE
On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Congressman Jason Smith held a reception to recognize the young artists of Missouri’s Eighth District who placed in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Fifteen high school students from across the district made it to the final round and were honored at the reception. The winner of the competition is Macey Penner of Mountain Grove, whose piece is entitled “Blue Boy.” “The artistic talent of the young men and women in our 30 counties is absolutely amazing,” said Con... READ MORE
Last week, in a letter sent to President Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), slammed the Biden Administration’s attempt to impose its so-called “anti-racism” agenda on doctors’ offices. Under a new Biden Administration regulation, doctors would be reimbursed with federal tax dollars for adopting “anti-racism” plans that define race as “a political and social construct, not a physiological one.”... READ MORE
Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), who represents the entirety of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) National Park, today issued a statement blasting the National Park Service’s recently-released Roads and Trails Management Plan (R&T Plan). “The Park Service’s plan is an escalation of the effort to cut off access to the park for people who have lived in this region for generations, well before the ONSR existed,” said Rep. Smith. “Closing trails and access points without providing suitable ... READ MORE
On April 11, Congressman Jason Smith joined 75 of his House colleagues in calling on President Biden’s Department of Interior to reverse the agency’s unwarranted decision to stop providing the Honor Flight Network with the vehicular escort services they have given in the past. "Of all the terrible decisions this administration has made, the decision to end vehicular escorts for elderly veterans who want to pay their respects to fellow servicemembers who gave the ultimate sacrifice may be its mos... READ MORE
Today, Congressman Jason Smith, Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation hitting a forty-year high for the fifth consecutive month, of 8.5 percent: “President Biden’s inflation crisis has turned the American Dream into an unaffordable nightmare for working Americans. Biden’s policies are robbing families and retirees of their hard-earned savings and undercutting workers’ wages more and more each month as price... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Jason Smith reintroduced H.R. 7435, the Health Savings for Seniors Act, bipartisan legislation that would allow seniors covered under Medicare to continue using existing or create new Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Current law prohibits Medicare beneficiaries from contributing to or opening a new HSA; they may only draw funds from accounts that were previously created. “The federal government should make it easier – not harder – for older Americans to access h... READ MORE
