Today, Tuesday, October 1, 2013, in a speech before the House of Representatives, Congressman Jason Smith urged his colleagues in the House and members of the Senate to join him in refusing their congressional salary during the government shutdown. On September 30, Smith sent a letter to Dan Strodel, Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives asking for his pay to be withheld during the government shutdown. Smith made the decision to have his pay withheld because families acro... READ MORE
Today, Saturday, September 28, 2013 Congressman Jason Smith announced he will vote for a continuing resolution in the House of Representatives that will fund the federal government through December 15 and provide a one year delay of ObamaCare for all Americans. Smith also supports a separate bill to provide funding for military pay and benefits in the event that President Obama and Senate leaders are not willing to work with the House to keep the government open. “ObamaCare should be delayed fo... READ MORE
Nothing makes folks back home in Missouri more disillusioned with their government than Washington politicians who say one thing and then do something different. Four years ago when Barack Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi forced the health care mandate through Congress, they chose to exempt themselves from the law. In fact, the President, Vice-President their staffs, executive branch political appointees, House and Senate leadership and congressional committee staffs were all exempted from Oba... READ MORE
Today, Monday, September 23, 2013 Congressman Jason Smith highlighted his original co-sponsorship of H.R. 3076 the James Madison Congressional Accountability Act. This act amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require that the President, Vice-President, executive branch political appointees, employees of congressional committees, and employees of leadership offices in Congress also have to participate in the American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance e... READ MORE
Today the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, to renew the federal government’s commitment to manage federal forests for the benefit of rural schools and counties and to improve forest health. Included in this bill was an amendment offered on the floor by Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) to stop the prescribed burning of harvestable timber in the Mark Twain National Forest.“One of the issues I constantly deal with in... READ MORE
This week the House of Representatives voted on a continuing resolution to keep the government open for business, while defunding President Obama’s healthcare mandate. I wholeheartedly supported this plan to defund ObamaCare and keep the government open and working for all Americans. This vote was a victory for my constituents who are adamantly opposed to ObamaCare and the disastrous impact it will have on our rural Missouri economy.Now that the House of Representatives has defunded ObamaCare, t... READ MORE
Today, Friday, September 20, 2013, Congressman Jason Smith voted in support of a House continuing resolution that will defund ObamaCare while keeping the federal government open. The legislation passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 230-189. Earlier today Smith spoke on the House floor urging his colleagues to defund ObamaCare. Click HERE to watch Congressman Jason Smith’s remarks on the House floor. Below is a transcript of Congressman Jason Smith’s remarks on the House floor urging... READ MORE
Today, Thursday, September 19, 2013, Congressman Jason Smith announced the Department of Labor is awarding Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff with a $2.75 million grant for the development and expansion of innovative training programs. The grants are part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program, which promote skills development and employment opportunities in fields such as advanced manufacturing, transportation and health care, as well as scienc... READ MORE
Today, Thursday, September 19, 2013, Congressman Jason Smith released the following statement supporting the House plan to pass a continuing resolution that will defund ObamaCare while keeping the federal government open. “When I talk to folks back home in Missouri, it remains clear that our families and businesses want to keep the federal government open and defund Obamacare. As time goes on, the list of problems with Obamacare gets longer. The reality of rising premiums, job-killing mandates,... READ MORE
In the last few weeks my office has been flooded with phone calls, letters, emails, Facebook messages and tweets from families in our Eighth District who are opposed to American military action in Syria. During that same time I have questioned the Obama Administration and participated in a classified briefing with Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to learn more about the Syrian civil war. Ultimately I have come to the conclusion that I will vote no on any resolut... READ MORE
