WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 4, 2023: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July 2023 jobs report: "Since President Biden took office, our economy has struggled to return to the trend of employment levels that were booming prior to the pandemic, with labor force participation  more