Last week at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., President Obama made insensitive remarks about Christianity that deeply disappointed me and many other Christians across the nation. While rightly criticizing the atrocious violence by the Islamic State, the president wrongly compared this behavior to the Christian faith to make a political point. His remarks oversimplified history and did not acknowledge the real threat radical Islam poses to all faiths. The Christianity I know spr... READ MORE
Today, Rep. Jason Smith and the House of Representatives voted to pass the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act with bipartisan support. The bill, which has cleared both the House and Senate, will now be sent to the president for his signature. The infrastructure project is estimated to add more than 40,000 jobs to the workforce and lower energy costs for all Americans. Despite six years of environmental studies showing no negative impact to move oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico through the p... READ MORE
This past Monday it felt like we were all Bill Murray in 1993 reliving a bad day for the sixth time. It wasn’t just because it was in fact Groundhog Day, but because President Obama released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2016. For the sixth year in a row, his proposed budget is fraught with higher taxes, more spending, and skyrocketing debt. It does nothing but hurt hard-working Americans who are attempting to rebound from the languishing economy, which is why this proposal was dead on arr... READ MORE
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, Congressman Jason Smith voted to fully repeal Obamacare. The repeal legislation, which Congressman Smith cosponsored, passed the House of Representatives 239 to 186. “I will continue to oppose all efforts by this president to put government bureaucrats between doctors and their patients,” said Congressman Smith. “Obamacare is a one-party disaster that never received a Republican vote. The American people didn’t want it then, and they don’t want it now." “Businesses... READ MORE
On Monday, February 2, 2015, Congressman Jason Smith connected with Farmington High School students from his office in Washington, D.C. by hosting a live video chat. Congressman Smith answered dozens of question from students in Todd Varhalla and Chris Myers’ government classes on issues ranging from farming to border security. As one of the youngest members of Congress, Representative Smith has embraced new technology to stay connected with constituents when he is in Washington, D.C. “Washingt... READ MORE
In last week’s State of the Union speech, President Obama unveiled a plan to offer “free” community college. As we know, however, nothing in life is free; everything is paid for or earned somewhere along the line and the president’s plan was no different. The ones targeted to cover the cost of this “free” idea were hard-working Americans who would be forced to foot the bill with a new tax on their 529 college savings plans. The president and some of my colleagues in Washington seem to be complet... READ MORE
I have always been, and will always be, committed to protecting the life of the unborn and standing for the voiceless. It saddens me that we actually have to fight for something such as the life of a precious unborn child, something that each of our mothers chose for us from the first time they heard our heartbeat on the monitor, to the day we were born. However, it is encouraging to see so many people standing and joining the fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. This week, on the 42... READ MORE
Congressman Jason Smith issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “Tonight I hoped we would hear the president set a strategy to work with the House and Senate. Instead, we heard more of how the president wants to go at it alone – not exactly what the Founding Fathers had in mind when it came to law-making. “I’m still hopeful that we can find common ground to move America forward. That’s why I’m pushing for tax reform to make our tax code ... READ MORE
One of America’s Founding Fathers, John Adams, said, “Power must never be trusted without a check,” and this week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to be the check on President Obama’s unlawful executive amnesty. In December, Congress set the groundwork to combat the president’s lawless actions and hold his administration accountable. I made a promise to you then that my colleagues and I would do everything in our power to stop his unconstitutional actions, and this week we kept our commi... READ MORE
Today, Congressman Jason Smith (R-Salem, MO) issued the following statement on passage of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which funds the Department of Homeland Security, while fully defunding the president’s unconstitutional executive amnesty: “Today I voted to defund President Obama’s unconstitutional executive overreach, which granted amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. As a member of the House of Representatives, I took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the Un... READ MORE
