Jason Smith Says He'll Be Next Ways and Means Chairman
Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., speaking at an event hosted by Punchbowl News, asserted he will be the next chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, not Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
Smith, who said his district is the 24th-poorest out of 435 in the House, said Dec. 7: "The Republican party is the party of the working class. We are not the party we were 10 years ago."
And so, Smith said, its policies in tax and trade should be different from past Republican party approaches. He said that the shortages revealed during the pandemic should be solved through trade and tax policies, and said voters want to hear that "we're a strong nation -- we can take care of ourselves. And if we cannot produce those products, whether it's energy, health care or within our food supply," then the U.S. should import from allies.