WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: A bipartisan delegation of House members met with South American heads of state to develop stronger relations that result in a stronger economy and more jobs here at home - while keeping Communist China at bay. Over the course of the week, the delegation, led by Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), met with South American leaders, including President J  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Vice President Harris's latest so-called "small business tax relief" proposal is actually intended to distract attention away from her longstanding plans to increase taxes on Main Street. Her proposed minimal deductions for start-up costs are little consolation for the small businesses that are targeted by her plan to impose a new 44.6 percent tax rate on Main  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Recently, Senator Eric Schmitt joined a bipartisan group of Senators on a Congressional Delegation to Asia, specifically Japan and South Korea, to better understand how the United States can continue to work with partners in the Indo-Pacific, particularly as China continues to become an increasing threat to those countries and the United States: "Congressional delegations allow me to gain valuable insight,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's report on the deadly Afghanistan withdrawal. "President Biden and Vice President Harris allowed the Taliban to take over Afghanistan, caused 13 brave Americans to lose their lives, and they don't even have the basic decency to acknowledge their own fai  more