Ways & Means
With its broad jurisdiction, the Ways and Means Committee impacts our pocketbooks, and in turn, nearly every aspect of our daily lives. The countries where Nebraskans can buy and sell goods, the taxes we pay, and the Social Security benefits some may receive are just a handful of the topics which fall under the committee's influence.
Learn more about how the Committee on Ways and Means impacts you by visiting the links below.
More on Ways & Means
August 5, 2011
The longer we wait to approve the agreements, the more market share we lose to international competitions and the more hard-working Americans are punished.
July 15, 2011
Raising taxes during a recession is not a strategy for recovery. Penalizing the job creators we need to hire more workers is a step backward on the path to economic recovery.
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July 13, 2011
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today participated in a joint hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committee about comprehensive tax reform.
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July 1, 2011
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), who serves on the Committee on Ways and Means and its Subcommittee on Trade, today hosted Export 2011 in Grand Island.
June 27, 2011
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), who serves on the Committee on Ways and Means and its Subcommittee on Trade, today announced the speakers for Export 2011.
June 13, 2011
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), who serves on the Committee on Ways and Means and its Subcommittee on Trade, today announced he will host Export 2011.
May 20, 2011
On May 13, the Medicare and Social Security Trustees released their 2011 report, and the news was troubling. For the sixth straight year, the trustees warned the programs are on an unsustainable, insolvent path, and without swift attention will leave future generations with broken promises.
May 4, 2011
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today issued the following reaction after the Administration agreed to move forward with technical discussions with Congress on all three pending trade agreements.
April 18, 2011
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today traveled to Colombia with five other members of the U.S. House on a bipartisan congressional delegation to discuss the pending U.S.-Colombia trade agreement with government officials there.
April 8, 2011
Opening new markets for American goods and services is the best way to create jobs and spur economic growth.