WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Applauds Trump Treasury Department Appointments of IRS Whistleblowers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced that the two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers, Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler - who came forward to the Ways  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley to Introduce Legislation Restricting Lower Court Judges from Issuing Nationwide Injunctions Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce legislation to restrict local district court judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions and therefore stymie President Donald Trump's agenda. District Court judges have issued RECORD numbers of national injunctions against the T  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Schmitt and Lee Introduce Bill Aimed at Rebuilding Trust in Public Health Institutions WASHINGTON - Recently, Senator Eric Schmitt and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced The Public Health Improvement Act. This bill would institute key reforms to the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their jurisdictions to rebuild the trust o  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: Extending Trump Tax Cuts Is Vital to Rebuilding Economy Damaged by Bidenomics WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to hold its benchmark rate flat: "Americans rejected the Bidenomics of the last four years that spar  more