WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the updated list of Members who will serve as subcommittee chairs, following the appointment of Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) to serve as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. "I want to congratulate Rick Crawford on  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: The Highways and Transit Subcommittee will hold a hearing with stakeholders to discuss the need for Congress to reauthorize the nation's surface transportation programs, particularly those within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The current surface transportation authorization is set to expire on September 30, 2026, and developing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: American workers and manufacturers will receive fairer tax treatment and the nation's competitive edge against China will be strengthened under legislation approved by a bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act (H.R. 33) will spur greater investment in manufacturing jobs in America - part  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today's hearing, entitled "America Builds: The State of the Nation's Transportation System": I'd like to welcome everyone to the Transportation Committee's first hearing of the 119th Congress. As I noted earlier during the Committee's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after President Trump signed a presidential memorandum initiating his America First Trade Policy, including prompt use of a wide range of enforcement tools to address unfair and unbalanced trade, secure key supply chains, and defend our economic and national security: "Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a floor debate on the U.S.-Taiwan expedited double-tax relief act: * * * "I rise in strong support of the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act - bipartisan legislation that will unleash more American manufacturing investment and jobs and help combat China's harmful influence. "For too long, America has been too dependent on China. It comes at a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement on the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States: "Today America officially turns the page on four years of failed Democrat economic policies, and we can now begin a new chapter, with a renewed sense of hope for the future  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: After President Trump issued a Day One executive order that reaffirmed Americans' sovereignty over our own taxes and rejected the Biden Administration's global tax surrender to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that put foreign governments in charge, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) praised the move:   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: In the waning days of his Administration, President Biden's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn a misguided Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) rule that it had no authority to pursue and would have threatened access to critical care for pregnant women and children. The proposed Biden Administration rule would have made harmfu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the final Consumer Price Index (CPI) report of the Biden-Harris Administration, showing inflation rose 21 percent on President Biden's watch: "When Americans reflect on the past four years, they will remember the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: The Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee will hold a hearing next week to discuss passenger and freight rail issues and the state of the railroad industry, including potential legislative considerations for a surface reauthorization bill. The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 23, 2025, in 2167 Ray  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-New Jersey, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I wish to reiterate my strong support for normalizing our tax treatment of Taiwan and for legislation which passed this House last week on January 15, 2025, H.R. 33, the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act, introduced by my good friend and colleague Jason Smith of Missouri. As this legislation notes, Taiwan's internati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds Trump for Swift Action on Pressing Issues like Border, Energy, Administrative State WASHINGTON - Senator Schmitt tonight applauded President Trump for his flurry of executive orders that tackle issues important to Americans, such as securing our border, unleashing domestic energy production, and taking on the administrative state: "President Trump promised that he would ta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Votes to Advance Pete Hegseth's Nomination Out of Senate Armed Services Committee WASHINGTON - Earlier this evening, Senator Schmitt voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination to be Secretary of Defense out of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Hegseth's nomination will now advance to the Senate floor for full consideration by the United States Senate. "Pete Hegseth will bring a   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the Committee will hold a markup this Wednesday to appoint subcommittee chairs and ranking members, approve subcommittee appointments, and approve updated Committee rules reflecting changes in subcommittee ratios. The markup will conclude the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today held its first hearing of the 119th Congress focused on the state of U.S. transportation, and many of the issues raised at the hearing will be key factors in the surface transportation reauthorization bill the Committee will develop this Congress. Transportation and Infrastructure Committe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: At the first policy hearing of the 119th Congress across both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, Americans testified about the need to make the Trump tax cuts permanent. A mother, manufacturer, and a small business owner shared their stories about the difference that the 2017 tax cuts made for their families or businesses. Job creators stressed the i  more