WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 18, Congressman Jason Smith, the Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, led a group of Ways and Means Republicans in writing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing serious concerns about the agency’s plan to incorporate “anti-racism plans” as a quality metric for physicians under the Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS). The members highlighted concerns that t... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation continuing to run at the highest pace in 40 years: “Families are being crushed under this continued explosive spike in prices. And the only answer from Washington Democrats has been to spend more. The $2 trillion Biden Bailout Bill, full of the typical government waste, has done far more to spark inflation and these price increases ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Pelosi and her Washington Democrat counterparts this week advanced a partisan bill that, if enacted, would put China in the driver’s seat for the global economy at the expense of hardworking Americans. Rep. Jason Smith offered an amendment to the bill to highlight President Biden’s lack of strategy or vision on how to fight China’s unfair trade practices, but Speaker Pelosi wouldn’t even allow the amendment to be debated – let alone voted on. “Once again, Speaker Pelos... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith and U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), along with Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO), introduced the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act that would make pregnant mothers eligible for the Child Tax Credit (CTC), allowing them to save up to an additional $2,000 for an unborn child. “From the moment a baby is conceived, a family’s priorities begin adjusting to prepare for their arrival. It’s time for our tax code to help babies who are still in the womb by ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 24, 2022, Congressman Jason Smith joined House Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mike Bost (IL-12) and 111 of his House Republican colleagues in writing the Director of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) demanding the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis fully reopen their offices. The NPRC is the federal agency that keeps all military service records, and to obtain federal benefits – including burials, emergency medical... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 13, 2022, in the cases of NFIB v. OSHA and the State of Ohio v. OSHA, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Biden Administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “emergency” rule forcing private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate from going into effect. OSHA is now prevented from implementing the mandate until SCOTUS issues its ruling on the merits of the case, expected later this year. “Working-class Americans who h... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, the Federal Disaster Declaration requested by Governor Mike Parson, Congressman Smith and Missouri’s U.S. Congressional delegation was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for local Missouri communities heavily impacted by the severe storms and deadly tornadoes that swept across the state on the evening of December 10, resulting in extensive destruction and tragic loss of life. A total of seven counties were included in the request ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), House Energy & Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and House Ways & Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (TX-08) in a letter to President Biden, slammed the Administration for its failure to account for how, when, and where funding supposedly meant to address COVID-19 has been distributed and spent to date. The letter comes just days after America reached its highest ... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 30, 2021, Rep. Jason Smith filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States, along with 47 senators and 136 House members, asking the Supreme Court to block enforcement of President Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. “This unconstitutional vaccine mandate is one of the most blatant abuses of power I’ve ever seen a president make in my lifetime,” said Congressman Jason Smith. “The fact that hardworking Americans are bei... READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, December 29th, Rep. Jason Smith and the Missouri delegation sent a letter to President Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in support for Governor Parson’s request to provide federal assistance to local Missouri communities that were heavily impacted by the severe storms and deadly tornadoes that swept across the state on the evening of December 10, resulting in extensive destruction and tragic loss of life. A total of seven counties were inc... READ MORE