Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), issued the following statement on President Biden’s decision to end the use of Title 42 border policy and the mounting crisis along the southern border. The use of these authorities were implemented by President Trump to give border security personnel further tools to stem the flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border. “Today’s decision to end the Title 42 border policy will only pour gasoline on a fire that is raging at our southern border. So far, u... READ MORE
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
If there is one thing the Biden Administration excels at, it is blaming everyone and anything to avoid taking responsibility. Its favorite thing to do is play the blame game. When it is clear that out-of-control government spending is causing the highest inflation we have seen in 40 years, President Biden blames the supply chain. When it is clear the supply chain crisis has been caused by government policies that discouraged work, President Biden blames the American people for buying too much. M... 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
Thanks to President Joe Biden and Washington Democrats, our country is in the midst of multiple crises. Inflation continues at a 40-year high; grocery shelves are empty due to supply chain disruptions; Americans are paying on average over $4 per gallon at the pump; foreign dictators like Vladimir Putin feel emboldened to attack other nations, destroy the peace, and harm the world’s economies; and in the past year, 2 million illegal immigrants have crossed our compromised southern border. Just la... 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
This week marks the one-year anniversary of President Biden and Washington Democrats passing the Biden Bailout Bill, a $2 trillion package that has directly led to worker shortages, billions in Washington waste, and spiraling inflation. As a direct result of that law, American families are finding it harder to put food on the table, clothes on their backs, and gasoline in their cars with a new 40-year high for inflation of 7.9 percent over the last year. At the time the bill passed, President Bi... 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
On Tuesday night, President Biden came to the House Chamber and delivered his first State of the Union speech. More than anything, the speech showed once again that he is living in an alternate reality. Since taking office last January, his out-of-touch, partisan agenda has made our country worse off. The American people are facing the highest spike in prices in 40 years brought on by the president’s out-of-control spending. Our energy independence has been destroyed. Washington continues to tak... 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
