WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced it would keep the current Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) core population threshold of 50,000 in place for the next ten years after review and public comment. OMB was considering changing the threshold to 100,000. MSA standards are used by the federal government to determine eligibility for certain programs and grant opportunities. This decision follows a letter to OMB on June 30th led by House Budget Committee Rep... READ MORE
Congress’ most basic responsibility is to ensure our homeland is secure and American families remain safe from those who wish to do us harm. But Washington Democrats are collectively sticking their heads in the sand and ignoring the coming budget crisis, which would jeopardize that security so many of us rely upon. The reality is, based on Nancy Pelosi’s schedule, the House of Representatives has only 18 legislative days left before the end of the fiscal year in September, when both Chambers of ... READ MORE
This July 4, America will mark its 245th birthday. The freedom and liberty that our Founding Fathers envisioned have become pillars of not only our society, but for countries around the globe. The Declaration of Independence boldly declares that all of us are born with God-given rights, and that no one can take those away from us. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jason Smith introduced two amendments that would speed up critical infrastructure projects – while reducing costs and bureaucratic red tape – and ensure electric vehicle batteries don’t increase our reliance on foreign countries for critical minerals. Both amendments were blocked by Speaker Pelosi in the House Rules Committee. “The facts are clear. While Washington Democrats push forward with Green New Deal policies that drive up the cost of energy for the working cl... READ MORE
WASHINGTON– Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, and Representatives Ann Wagner, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Vicky Hartzler, Samuel Graves, and Billy Long sent a letter to the Biden Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young, raising concerns over proposed revisions to the population threshold needed to qualify as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). ... READ MORE
The right to vote is one of our most sacred rights as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy. Protecting the integrity of our elections should matter to everyone, because every single instance of voter fraud amounts to canceling out a legitimate vote. Unelected bureaucrats do not – and should not - get to decide whose votes count and whose votes don't count. The American people choose who represents them, not the other way around. Last fall, millions of Americans were disappointed by the ... READ MORE
Last week, Washington Democrats kicked their spending into high gear, using a shadowy political tactic in an attempt to approve part of Joe Biden’s massive budget without any opportunity for debate. When Congress sets its spending levels each year, the law requires both the House and Senate to pass a budget resolution, giving both parties the opportunity to debate the proposal on its merits. But Washington Democrats, undoubtedly scared of the reaction to spending another $1.5 TRILLION, avoided a... READ MORE
As the summer season heats up, Americans all across the country are heading outdoors, trying to get back to the lives we had before the pandemic. Unfortunately, millions of American’s are being hit with sticker shock when they go to put gas in their cars, food on their table, medicine in their cabinet or clothes on their back. They are seeing the crunch of rising prices combined with the closure of their favorite small business who can’t afford to compete with government programs paying people m... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Jason Smith (R-MO-8) and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced legislation to end the federal electric vehicle tax credit. The Eliminate Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act (HR. 3796) will save billions in taxpayer funds. “The electric vehicle tax credit is nothing more than a subsidy for the wealthy that sticks working class families with the bill. That’s why I introduced the Eliminate Lavish Incentives To Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act to ... READ MORE
Last Friday afternoon, as Americans were preparing to commemorate Memorial Day weekend, Joe Biden released his long-awaited budget. This is the latest a president has ever submitted a budget in the modern-budget era. Typically, when something is released the Friday afternoon before a three-day weekend, it’s because whoever is releasing it is not proud of whatever it is. In the case of Joe Biden’s budget, I think it’s obvious why they were not proud and to trying to avoid scrutiny. First and fore... READ MORE
