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The Committee on Ways and Means, the oldest tax-writing body in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1789, shapes fiscal legislation including taxes, tariffs, and social service programs. Its notable influence is underscored by numerous members who have risen to prominent national offices, including Presidents and Supreme Court Justices.
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March 12, 2025
House Passes Overwhelmingly Bipartisan Legislation to Empower Law Enforcement to Continue Prosecuting Pandemic Unemployment Fraud and Recoup Hundreds of Billions in Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sixteen days before the statute of limitations to prosecute the theft of COVID-era unemployment insurance (UI) fraud expires,…
March 12, 2025Chairman Smith: President Trump and House Republicans Are Committed to Preserving Social Security Benefits
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during a committee markup of H.Res. 195….
March 12, 2025Chairman Smith: Workers Need the Relief and Prosperity to Come from Extending Trump Tax Cuts and Enacting the America First Economic Agenda
“Congress must extend the Trump Tax Cuts as soon as possible to provide relief and prevent the largest tax hike…
March 12, 2025Chairman Smith: Democrats Attempting to Undermine Critical Work Being Done to Root Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during a committee markup of H.Res. 127….
March 12, 2025House Passes Ways & Means Legislation to Rollback Biden Administration’s Midnight Crypto Rule in Bipartisan Vote
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to rollback a last-minute cryptocurrency rule published by the Department of Treasury in the…
March 11, 2025Health Subcommittee Chairman Buchanan Opening Statement – Hearing on Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care
Today, Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (FL-16) delivered the following opening statement during a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing…
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Jason Smith (MO)
Vern Buchanan (FL)
Adrian Smith (NE)
Mike Kelly (PA)
David Schweikert (AZ)
Darin LaHood (IL)
Jodey Arrington (TX)
Ron Estes (KS)
Lloyd Smucker (PA)
Kevin Hern (OK)
Carol Miller (WV)
Greg Murphy (NC)
David Kustoff (TN)
Brian Fitzpatrick (PA)
Greg Steube (FL)
Claudia Tenney (NY)
Michelle Fischbach (MN)
Blake Moore (UT)
Beth Van Duyne (TX)
Randy Feenstra (IA)
Nicole Malliotakis (NY)
Mike Carey (OH)
Rudy Yakym (IN)
Max Miller (OH)
Aaron Bean (FL)
Nathaniel Moran (TX)
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This week, I spoke with @AFPWV’s State Director on the importance of extending the Trump Tax Cuts.
These cuts have helped West Virginia and other U.S. businesses grow and reinvest in their communities. Republicans are working hard to keep it that way!
For four years, the Biden Administration turned to out-of-control government spending and a bloated federal bureaucracy to help drive job creation.
Under President Trump, job creators have already committed over $1.6 trillion in new investment to create good-paying jobs, grow…
🚨 “We must put everything on the table. We’ve got to look at cuts for sure — waste, fraud, abuse, duplication, obsolescence — you name it… I think Medicare is on the table, I think Social Security is probably on its own table… but the fact is all the money is fungible”
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WATCH: The Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to let the Trump tax cuts expire would result in the largest tax hike in U.S. history.
Ways & Means Republican Tax Teams have held over 120 events across 20 states to hear ideas for how Congress can take action to protect families, workers, and small businesses from the Biden-Harris tax hike. ...
Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Americans are struggling.
If Democrats get their way and the Trump tax cuts expire, EVERY American will be hit with a tax hike, one they cannot afford. ...
In August, the Ways and Means Committee traveled to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa to hear from working Americans about how to build on the success of pro-growth and pro-worker tax policy. ...
Ways and Means Republican Tax Teams have been hard at work meeting with American workers and job creators to discuss the success of the 2017 Trump tax cuts and identify tax policy ideas to protect Americans from a massive tax hike in 2025. ...
Excessive Washington red tape forces state child welfare programs to spend more time on paperwork instead of helping children.
In fact, these rules do NOTHING to increase accountability or outcomes for how these programs perform, as one witness testified today. ...
Relatives are an important source of care for kids who can’t live with their parents.
Too often, these caregivers are overlooked and don’t get the support they need.
One kinship provider shared that she faced an “uphill battle” getting help for her sister. ...