WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * After the Senate voted to confirm Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (68-29) on a bipartisan basis, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: "My heartfelt congratulations to Secretary Bessent for his successful confirmation. Secretary Bessent will be a champion for working families and getting our economy   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- 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) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed South Dakota Governor, and former member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Kristi Noem as the 8th Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security: "President Trump has acted swiftly to begin securing our southern borde  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Permanently extending the 20 percent deduction for 26 million American small businesses from the 2017 Trump tax cuts will supercharge Main Street's job creation engine - leading to an estimated 1 million new jobs every year over the next decade and an additional 2 million jobs in the years that follow, according to a study (https://strgnfibcom.blob.core.windows  more