House Ways & Means Committee Chair Smith Issues Opening Statement at Hearing With Health Insurance CEOs
January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Jan. 22, 2026, at a hearing with health insurance CEOs:
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I'd like to begin by thanking our witnesses for voluntarily agreeing to appear before our committee today.
We are gathered here for one simple reason: health care is increasingly unaffordable for American families, workers, and seniors.
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I'd like to begin by thanking our witnesses for voluntarily agreeing to appear before our committee today.
We are gathered here for one simple reason: health care is increasingly unaffordable for American families, workers, and seniors.
T . . .