WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: While Ford Motor Company announced on September 25 that it has paused its partnership with a Chinese battery maker, lawmakers continue to have serious concerns that Ford has refused to comply with three separate congressional inquiries into its secret licensing agreement with CATL, a Chinese Communist Party-aligned EV battery firm. As first reported by Reuter  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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) delivered the following statement at an Oversight Committee hearing on the basis for the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. As prepared for delivery. "Thank you Chairman Comer. "Yesterday, the Ways and Means Committee released new documents showing President Biden was not just aware of his son  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a markup on Sept. 28, 2023, on the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act and the HSA Modernization Act: * * * "The Ways and Means Committee has been focused on lowering the cost of health care and giving working families more health care options. "During a hearing back in May, Committee members heard testimony on the benefits of Health Savings Accounts, or H  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered remarks at a press conference before a closed Committee executive session to review new evidence provided by IRS whistleblowers in the Hunter Biden investigation. As prepared for delivery. "Good morning and thank you all for coming today. I have a short, prepared statement I'd like to make. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Veterans United Home Loans, a Missouri-based full-service lender serving veterans and service members, released the following statement thanking Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer for introducing House Resolution 612. "We are very grateful to Representative Luetkemeyer for his efforts to bring attention to this important issue," said Patrick Cox, Chief Production Officer at Veterans Unite  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after two of her amendments to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill were adopted by the U.S. House: The first amendment would prioritize $24 million for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) investigations. Rep. Wagner said: "Last year, there were over 32 million reports of online  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after her Debbie Smith Act, legislation that provides funding to law enforcement to analyze untested rape kits, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee: "There are far too many victims who have had to go without justice due to the unconscionable rape kit backlog. My bill, the Debbie Smith Act of 2023, will provide c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Americans would have more opportunities to save for and afford health care costs under legislation approved today by the House Ways and Means Committee that makes an existing health care financing tool, the health savings account (HSA), more accessible and useful for patients and families. The Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2023 (H.R. 5688  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: New documents released by the Ways and Means Committee today reveal Joe Biden's connections to his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. Newly revealed materials confirm that Hunter Biden was traveling the world to sell influence and access to the Biden "brand," meaning his father, Joe Biden. Hunter has even referred to access to his father as "the keys" to "m  more