Ways and Means Committee

A permanent committee of the House of Representatives , which makes recommendations to the House on all bills for raising revenue. The committee is the principal source of legislation concerning issues such as taxation , customs duties , and international trade agreements.

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Apparently, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, insists there will be only one big reconciliation bill later in the year.

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The Tariff Act of 1890 was known as the McKinley Tariff because McKinley was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee when it was enacted.

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Testifying Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said in a prepared statement that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

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Neither version made it out of the House Ways and Means Committee.

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“It’s such a new tax. We’ll see what happens,” said Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

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