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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Thursday October 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congresswoman Bush Statement One Year Following Ceasefire Now Resolution
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement one year after she and her colleagues introduced the Ceasefire Now Resolution. "One year ago, tragedy unfolded--over 2,700 Palestinian lives and 1,200 Israeli lives taken, hundreds held hostage, and thousands more were injured in the aftermath of October 7th. Entire neighborhoods and communities in Gaza were decimated. We understood then that f  more

House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith: Treasury Sanctions Sham Charity for Terrorist Ties Following Ways & Means Investigation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Following Ways and Means Republicans calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke the tax-exempt status of multiple organizations tied to Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the Department of Treasury has sanctioned Samidoun, designating it "a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (  more

House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith: Will IRS Save Democrats From Implementation of Their Own Unpopular 1099-K Surveillance Scheme?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Gig workers use apps like Venmo and PayPal to sell services and receive tips, while others use them to buy and sell things like couches and concert tickets or pay a neighbor to mow their lawn. In 2021, Democrats in Congress voted to step up IRS scrutiny of 44 million Americans who use one of these third-party payment platforms even if they only engaged in $600   more

Tax Relief for the Heartland: House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith Holds Ways & Means Tax Team Event in St. Louis, Missouri
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: St. Louis, Missouri - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by Ways and Means Representative Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Representative Ann Wagner (MO-02), hosted a roundtable discussion at Centene in St. Louis, Missouri, to hear from local business leaders and workers urging Congress to take action to prevent the looming $7 trillion tax hi  more

Tax Relief for the Heartland: Wagner Joins Ways & Means Tax Team Event in St. Louis
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) joined Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Ways and Means Representative Darin LaHood (IL-16) in hosting a roundtable discussion at Centene in St. Louis, Missouri, to hear from local business leaders and workers urging Congress to take action to prevent the looming $7 trillion tax hike proposed by the Biden-Harris Administration. "I joined my Missouri co  more