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.
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Serving on the House Committee on Ways and Means, my work covers a wide range of policy issues.
Economic hardships brought about by severe inflation and supply chain challenges continue, creating an ongoing affordability crisis in our country. Small businesses and families across the nation have had to make difficult choices and dig into savings to make ends meet in recent years. Inflation hits hardest those who can least afford it: those on fixed and low incomes.
Gering, Neb. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement at the conclusion of the 75-day window established by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for consultations between the U.S. and Mexico on the issue of biotech corn:
As the third largest economy in the world, Japan is a vital trade partner of the United States, especially agriculture producers in Nebraska’s Third District. According to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, more than half of Nebraska’s pork exports and more than a quarter of our state’s beef exports were purchased by Japan last year, totaling $156 million and $405 million respectively.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), John Larson (D-CT), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, legislation to help address the shortages in essential veterinary services facing rural communities.
The members released the following statements:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Employer Reporting Improvement Act – bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) – was unanimously passed by the full House of Representatives. The members released the following statements:
Businesses across our economy – both small businesses supporting communities across Nebraska and manufacturers making and selling products at home and abroad – thrive under a broad-based tax code that rewards hard work and American innovation.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) released the following statements after H.R. 3801, the Employer Reporting Improvement Act, was advanced by the House Committee on Ways and Means on a 37-0 vote: