WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) announced that Glen Allen homeowners are eligible for a 100% property buyout through the U.S Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection Program, which provides federal funding to help residents relocate out of flood prone areas. USDA NRCS is also providing up to $5,000 to help tenants move. The announcement follows Smith’s hard-fought effort to secure federal support for the... READ MORE
From day one of Joe Biden’s presidency, Republicans have fought tooth and nail to advance the policies we need to secure our southern border. Yet at every step of the way, Biden and Washington Democrats have blocked our commonsense efforts to make our border secure again like it was under President Donald Trump. And the consequences of the Left’s actions – or lack thereof – are absolutely alarming. Under Biden, there have been OVER 5.8 million illegal crossings of our southern border. To put tha... READ MORE
Every August, I visit farms, ranches, and agriculture businesses across Missouri’s 8th Congressional District as part of my Farm Tour. The annual tradition is an opportunity to not only showcase these families, farms and small businesses, but also to learn more about the challenges they face with the federal government, whether it’s trade, federal regulations, or the sky-high costs of everything from feed and fertilizer to energy and farm equipment. Farmers and ranchers in Missouri produce the b... READ MORE
When the American people entrusted Republicans with the responsibility of running the House of Representatives, we promised to use every tool at our disposal to hold this administration accountable to the American people. Unsurprisingly, the Biden administration has stonewalled our efforts to get Americans the answers they deserve about the numerous scandals and crises that have come out of this White House. And that’s especially true when it comes to our investigation into the Biden family’s sh... READ MORE
It has been one year since President Joe Biden and Washington Democrats passed their signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a massive transfer of tax dollars from working families to the wealthy, big banks, billion-dollar companies, and the Chinese Communist Party. While the rich and well-connected continue to reap its benefits, working-class families are paying the price for that law. What farmers, ranchers, workers and Main Street businesses need right now is relief. Unfortunately, that’s s... READ MORE
On August 8th, President Joe Biden once again bowed to climate extremists by unilaterally designating nearly 1 million acres of public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon as a national monument. This federal takeover is strongly opposed by local farmers, businesses, and mining operations but a major win for radical environmentalists. Whether it’s the Grand Canyon or southeast Missouri’s Upper St. Francis River Watershed, the Left will use any tool they can to expand the power of government over t... READ MORE
Working-class Americans just cannot catch a break in the Biden economy. Millions are struggling to get by as they face the one-two punch of higher prices and rising interest rates. And it’s all thanks to Washington Democrats’ reckless $10 trillion spending spree, which sent the spike in consumer prices to a 40-year high and drove the Federal Reserve into a corner where their only solution is to make borrowing for a house, your farm, a car, or to grow a business far more expensive. What is partic... READ MORE
When I was elected by my Republican colleagues to serve as Chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, I promised the American people the committee would do something it hadn’t previously been known for: it would become known for conducting oversight. From just press reports, we knew of abusive IRS practices that needed to be looked at: taxpayer information that had been leaked, political opponents appeared to be targeted, and negligent behavior left other taxpayers at risk. So, one of ... READ MORE
For two years under one-party Democrat control of Congress and the White House, the American people were left completely in the dark about the numerous scandals and crises that have plagued President Joe Biden’s administration. But since being elected by the American people to the majority, over the last 7 months, House Republicans have launched numerous investigations to hold the administration accountable and get the American people the answers they deserve. One of the biggest scandals in Wash... READ MORE
On July 10, the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing at a cattle auction barn in Kimball, Minnesota, to hear directly from farmers and ranchers in the community about how America’s trade policies affect their daily lives and what Congress can do to make trade work better for their families. It was the 5th hearing we’ve held this year outside the halls of Congress to give working-class Americans – not lobbyists or think tanks – a direct seat at the table to help lawmakers craft solutions to th... READ MORE
