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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 One of those areas is our outdated tax code.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. There are many drivers of our sluggish economy, but we never will recover the jobs lost during the recession unless we undertake comprehensive tax reform.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), co-chairman of the Congressional Rural Caucus, today issued the following statement after passage of the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act (H.R. 1633) in the U.S. House of Representatives:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today issued the following statement after passage of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), chairman of the Congressional Rural Veterans Caucus, today released the following statement commemorating the December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor:
With our nation in the midst of the worst jobs crisis since the Great Depression, you would think policymakers would be focused on reducing barriers to job creation. Not so. High unemployment has many drivers, but one of the most obvious culprits is over-regulation.
Unnecessary regulations and their unintended consequences are self-inflicted wounds on our economy. They drive up the cost of doing business, leaving employers with fewer resources to hire and invest. Instead of making job creation easier and cheaper, Washington has been making it harder and more expensive.
Washington, D.C.– Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will be able to meet with a representative of Congressman Smith’s Grand Island office for a “mobile office” on Tuesday, December 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (CT) in York.
Washington, D.C.– Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will be able to meet with a representative of Congressman Smith’s Scottsbluff office for a “mobile office” on Wednesday, December 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (MT) in Chadron.
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. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement in advance of Thursday’s celebration of Thanksgiving:
“The holidays are a special time to reflect on the past year, to celebrate, and to give thanks for the freedoms and opportunities we as Americans enjoy,” said Smith. “I urge all residents of the Third District to take the time to give thanks for the many blessings we’ve received and strive to live up to the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform and their families who make it all possible.”