CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – Congressman Jason Smith recently toured the new Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center, which opened on February 26. “One of my highest privileges in Congress is to be able to serve our country’s heroes, which is why I’m so excited about the new clinic in Cape,” stated Smith. “This expanded facility will be able to serve 60 percent more veterans than the old clinic, which is huge. In trying to get this clinic expanded, we had to cut through a lot of bureaucratic red tape, but ... READ MORE
Smith: Congress Needs to Show Up for Work WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) testified before the House Rules Committee about the use of proxy voting, a practice which allows Members of Congress to designate a colleague to cast a vote on their behalf, that Washington Democrats implemented in the House of Representatives at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the hearing, Congressman Smith argued that proxy voting violates the Constitution and enables Members of Congress... READ MORE
On March 8, 2022, Congressman Jason Smith joined 202 of his colleagues in a letter urging President Biden to halt his plan to widen the scope of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. “If this expansive rule is adopted, farmers and landowners will be at the mercy of Washington bureaucrats to do anything on their property,” said Congressman Jason Smith. “Unfortunately, the Americans most affected by this rule are being kept in the dark about impacts from this rule that significantly affe... READ MORE
Today, Rep. Jason Smith (MO-08), the Republican Leader of the Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation over the past year at 7.9%, continuing to run at the highest pace in 40 years: “It is clear that not only do President Biden and Washington Democrats not have a plan to address the spending-driven, crippling spike in prices, they actually want to convince the American people that more reckless spending is the solution. The radical polici... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 18, Congressman Jason Smith, the Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, led a group of Ways and Means Republicans in writing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing serious concerns about the agency’s plan to incorporate “anti-racism plans” as a quality metric for physicians under the Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS). The members highlighted concerns that t... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation continuing to run at the highest pace in 40 years: “Families are being crushed under this continued explosive spike in prices. And the only answer from Washington Democrats has been to spend more. The $2 trillion Biden Bailout Bill, full of the typical government waste, has done far more to spark inflation and these price increases ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Pelosi and her Washington Democrat counterparts this week advanced a partisan bill that, if enacted, would put China in the driver’s seat for the global economy at the expense of hardworking Americans. Rep. Jason Smith offered an amendment to the bill to highlight President Biden’s lack of strategy or vision on how to fight China’s unfair trade practices, but Speaker Pelosi wouldn’t even allow the amendment to be debated – let alone voted on. “Once again, Speaker Pelos... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith and U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), along with Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO), introduced the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act that would make pregnant mothers eligible for the Child Tax Credit (CTC), allowing them to save up to an additional $2,000 for an unborn child. “From the moment a baby is conceived, a family’s priorities begin adjusting to prepare for their arrival. It’s time for our tax code to help babies who are still in the womb by ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 24, 2022, Congressman Jason Smith joined House Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mike Bost (IL-12) and 111 of his House Republican colleagues in writing the Director of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) demanding the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis fully reopen their offices. The NPRC is the federal agency that keeps all military service records, and to obtain federal benefits – including burials, emergency medical... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 13, 2022, in the cases of NFIB v. OSHA and the State of Ohio v. OSHA, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Biden Administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “emergency” rule forcing private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate from going into effect. OSHA is now prevented from implementing the mandate until SCOTUS issues its ruling on the merits of the case, expected later this year. “Working-class Americans who h... READ MORE
