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Smith: We Must End Reckless Spending to Deliver a Stronger Economy, Lower the Cost of Living
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed prices remaining at a 40-year…
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Smith-Lummis Op-Ed: Congress must act to stop rising inflation
By Rep. Jason Smith and Sen. Cynthia Lummis The Hill Inflation is impacting every person in this country, particularly those of us living in the…
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Smith Op-Ed: Joe Biden's inflation crisis is worse than Jimmy Carter's
By Rep. Jason Smith Fox NewsFor many Americans, the Biden Presidency has brought with it a feeling of déjá vu. Iran is back in the…
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ICYMI: Smith, Brady Demand Answers on Failed Rollout of Democrats' Dismantled Child Tax Credit Policy
House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Ways & Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (TX-08) sent a letter last week to…
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Biden Plan Means Higher Gas Prices, New $62 Billion Tax On American Energy Producers
President Biden’s call for a windfall profits tax – his Administration’s latest attack on American energy that will drive up the price at the pump for American families – would impose a new $62.2 billion tax on American energy producers, according…
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Tax Scorekeeper Confirms Democrats' Partisan Child Tax Credit Policy Costs Taxpayers $1.4 Trillion, Reduces Economic Growth & Removes Workers
A permanent extension of the Democrats’ 2021 Child Tax Credit policy would cost taxpayers $1.4 trillion over the next decade, reduce economic growth, business investment,…
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Smith: Fed Rate Hikes Are Chronic Symptom of Democrat Economic Disaster
House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve continued its interest rate increases at the fastest pace…
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ICYMI: Smith, Brady Demand Answers on Waste and Abuse in American Rescue Plan
House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) and House Ways & Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…
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Smith: Republicans’ Commitment to America Will Build an Economy That’s Strong
House Republicans’ Commitment to America will build an economy that’s strong by ending Democrats wasteful spending that sparked the highest inflation in 40 years, reduce gas prices…
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