Small Business
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. The bill passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 245 to 172:
Washington, D.C.– The United States Chamber of Commerce has presented Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) with its “Spirit of Enterprise” award for his support of policies which encourage job creation and economic growth. Smith has received this prestigious award for five consecutive years.
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement on President Obama’s State of the Union address:
The November jobs report, which showed nearly twice as many Americans dropped out of the labor force than found work, underscored the deep and systemic problems still affecting the economy. One of those areas is our outdated tax code. Over the years, it has grown too complicated and cumbersome, and it is fundamentally unfair.
Over the past several weeks, Washington has had multiple opportunities to address the nation’s massive spending problem. Instead, the only thing Congress was able to accomplish was prove again how broken Washington has become. Despite the setbacks, we must redouble our efforts to end the unsustainable spending going on in our nation’s capital.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today voted in favor of H.R. 674 to permanently repeal a 3 percent withholding tax on payments made to vendors by government entities. H.R. 674, which Smith joined more than 260 members in cosponsoring, passed with broad bipartisan support and repeals an onerous withholding tax which would affect millions of U.S.
For 32 consecutive months the national unemployment rate has been at or above 8 percent. Today, it stands at 9.1 percent. Nearly 14 million Americans continue to look for jobs as average family incomes are dropping and the poverty rate is rising. Maintaining the status quo is unacceptable.