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Jason Thomas Smith is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Smith has focused on various issues including accountability for universities and tax code reforms. He has been an advocate for policies that align with conservative values and has actively participated in legislative discussions on economic and educational reforms.
The IRS OWES Act is about protecting the American taxpayer, those who elected us to represent them, from an IRS proven incapable of best serving their interests. President Thomas Jefferson said: ``When the people fear the government, there…
The question that we have before us is: Did we appropriate adequate funding for taxpayer services?
The law of the land is Article I of the Constitution. Congress has the power of the purse to appropriate funds, and Congress appropriated the funds in 2016, but the IRS is not following that appropriately. This is wrong.
What I am talking about is that Congress appropriated the necessary resources. The gentleman is talking about there being over $11 billion to the IRS, and they cannot appropriate the funds correctly.
It is that the government is forcing people to have insurance coverage that many would find personally objectionable.
I have an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 71, Line 13, insert ``the Mark Twain National Forest in the State of Missouri,'' after ``Mississippi,''. The…
This amendment is just a commonsense amendment that adds the Mark Twain National Forest to the several other forests that are mentioned in the four other States. I ask the body to support the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 49, line 20, after the period, insert ``Such closures shall be clearly marked with signs and dates of…
The great outdoors and hunting traditions of the United States are a way of life for folks all over our great country. Throughout our history, they have been championed by Presidents George Washington, Dwight Eisenhower, and Teddy…
I think it is our opinion, many of us, not everyone, is that if you want snap-back sanctions and you want to continue the accountability regimen you have got to have the Iran Sanctions Act.
It sends a disastrous signal to our allies, that we do not care about their security.
175,268. That is the number of pages of Federal regulations on the books that are breaking down the backs of small businesses, farmers, and families across our entire country. Some of the folks across the aisle may say that there aren't…
I thank the gentleman from North Carolina. Madam Chair, the EPA has decided that 12 million wood-burning stoves in 2.4 million households across America need to be regulated. Back in the Eighth District of Missouri, about 30,000 households…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 12, strike the first period and insert ``, including consumers and small businesses in rural…
I urge adoption of the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms…
The American people have been misled. They were incorrectly told that Dodd-Frank was meant to go after big banks and Wall Street. However, in my rural congressional district, the effects of this law and its close to 500 regulations have…
As I have traveled across the Eighth District of Missouri, one of the largest concerns I hear from my constituents is the uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act. Individuals are concerned about how the relationship with their…
I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois The CHAIR. It…
This amendment protects the folks back home. It stops the Obama administration and unelected bureaucrats from issuing major new healthcare regulations, and it improves the role of congressional oversight. I urge the adoption of this…
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, beginning on line 12, strike ``sections 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C)'' and insert ``clauses (i)…
Today I rise in support of TPA because trade is too important to southeast and southern Missouri to leave in the hands of this President or any President. TPA would bring more transparency and involvement to the negotiation process and…
I want to make it simple. This amendment is quite clear. If you don't want American tax dollars being spent to protect foreign terrorists who plotted to attack and kill innocent Americans, then vote ``yes.'' I yield back the balance of my…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise…
My amendment would prohibit funds from being used to provide defense counsel to foreign terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay. Simply put, Mr. Chairman, our tax dollars should not be going to defend foreign terrorists. Hard-working…
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