Nearly three years after President Trump signed into law the No Surprises Act, which contained historic new consumer protections for patients and their families against surprise medical billing, the Administration has struggled to fully implement the law as Congress wrote it. As members
"We've got a lot of work to do on improper payments. That's what we're here to discuss today. One thing that I think that we all agree on is that way too many Americans now have the burden of having to deal with an overpayment. And I believe that we have to come together in a way that makes sure that those people are not caused additional harm or suffering. We will get to that conversation. I ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement blasting organizations and U.S. universities for their statements, or failure to condemn statements issued by student organizations, of support for Hamas and the barbaric acts of terrorism committed against the Jewish people in Israel.
Chairman Smith said, “To say I ...
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA – During visits to three health care facilities in eastern North Carolina, members of the Ways and Means Committee met with and heard directly from doctors, nurses, patients, and local leaders about the difficulty of accessing quality health care in rural America. Having to rely on larger urban hospitals for specialized care, ...
Washington, D.C. – There are so many victims of a politicized IRS leak of confidential tax information that President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) claims that it “would be impractical” to contact all of them, yet DOJ only sought a one-count charge against the perpetrator who pled guilty on Thursday to stealing private tax information, ...
IRS investigators were blocked by the Department of Justice from investigating potential campaign finance violations by the Biden campaign according to new ...
WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed prices rising 17.7 percent since President Biden took the Oath of Office and the Social Security Administration released its annual cost-of-living adjustment for the 65 million Americans on Social ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tipped the scales on a $15 million feasibility study authorized in the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) which overstated taxpayers’ interest in establishing a government-run direct e-file program, according to an October 2 report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). TIGTA’s
WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the release of the September 2023 jobs report:
“‘Bidenomics’ is not only a slogan the American people are not buying, it’s a set of policies that they cannot afford. Maxed-out credit cards are the ...
Whistleblower documents released by the Ways and Means Committee show an indisputable connection between then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son’s ...