Jason Smith Cites CPI as Costs Remain High
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith issued a statement Oct. 14 following the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index report for September 2026, which put core inflation at…
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Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith issued a statement Oct. 14 following the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index report for September 2026, which put core inflation at…
The House passed H.R. 10326, the Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act, on September 16, 2026. The measure, led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, would establish a process…
Chairwoman Lisa McClain released a statement October 5, 2026, citing a Council of Economic Advisers analysis of seven policies in the DSA’s 2026 Workers Deserve More agenda. The analysis estimated…
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain issued a statement October 7, 2026, marking three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. McClain, a Republican representing Michigan, said the…
House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman Andy Barr, R-Ky., led a field hearing in Richmond, Kentucky, on September 18, 2026, examining the role community banks play in financing Main Street businesses…
House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas have introduced the Small Business Audit Correction Act, bicameral legislation addressing certain audit requirements for small broker-dealers…
The House passed H.J. Res. 210 on September 16, 2026, advancing Rep. Vince Fong’s effort to overturn EPA authorization for California’s expanded At-Berth Regulation. The California requirements impose emissions-control mandates…
The House passed H. Res. 1490 on September 1, 2026, a resolution formally condemning socialism in all its forms and reaffirming the chamber’s commitment to free and secure elections for…
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain used her remarks at the weekly House Republican leadership press conference on September 1, 2026, to make a sweeping claim about the 119th Congress…
The 2026 Republican Convention continued on September 11 with remarks from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, according to coverage from gop.com. Republicans from across the country gathered…