WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on June 12, 2024: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 2024: * "This month's CPI report reemphasizes the harm 'Bidenomics' has caused working families and small businesses. Since President Biden took office, pric  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Last night, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement after the State of Missouri executed David Hosier, a 69-year old United States Navy veteran. Governor Parson refused to halt Mr. Hosier's execution despite medical experts' findings that Mr. Hosier committed his offense whilst suffering significant brain damage due to a stroke. Jurors stated that their deliberations would have gone di  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today welcomed Congressman Vince Fong, a Republican representing California's 20th Congressional District, to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "As a former Member of the California State Assembly and seven-year member of its Transportation Committee, Congr  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * As prepared for delivery. "Thank you Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Blumenauer for holding today's hearing as this committee continues to examine how best to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act program as well as strengthen trade relationships with other nations. "While we have time to address the reauthorization of AGOA before its Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced interest rates will remain stuck at a 23-year high: * "Every time that interest rates remain stuck at a 23-year high is more proof that 'Bidenomics' has been a financial disaster for America. The Federal Reser  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: During a full Financial Services Committee hearing, intended to conduct oversight of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) failed leadership and toxic workplace culture, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned FDIC Special Committee Co-Chairs Michael Hsu and Jonathan McKernan. "In your testimony, you say you hope accountability is not far off. You also say the reconciling repor  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt sent a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding their unlawful pressure campaign on states by the Biden Administration to regulate broadband rates through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The letter highlights NTIA's covert strategy to mandate pricing on state proposals which will lead to fewer people conn  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Three years after ProPublica published what it described as a "massive trove" or a "vast cache" of IRS information, the culprit who illegally leaked that information, Charles Edward Littlejohn, has been sentenced to the maximum allowable sentence for a crime referred to as "the greatest heist" in IRS history. Yet the Ways and Means Committee is continuing its w  more