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Every January, Americans from communities large and small hold marches and events to celebrate the right to life. It’s a tradition that began back in 1974, the year after the Supreme …
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By Jason Smith
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1/25/24
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During a recent congressional hearing exploring how deep anti-Jewish feelings run on college campuses, the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Pennsylvania were called on to denounce calls for genocide …
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By Jason Smith
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1/18/24
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Southeast and south-central Missouri is home to so many incredibly talented athletes. They spend hours upon hours training to be the best version of themselves while also taking care of business in …
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By Jason Smith
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1/11/24
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Happy New Year! This is a time where we reflect on the last twelve months and look ahead to what’s in store for the upcoming year. Whether it’s the economy or the border, Americans have …
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By Jason Smith
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1/4/24
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There’s truly nothing like Christmas. It’s a special time of the year where we gather around with family and loved ones and take part in our favorite traditions, whether it’s …
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By Jasion Smith
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12/21/23
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I turn 52 on Saturday. It’s not really a milestone — that happened back in 2021, when I hit the half-century mark — but it does come as a bit of a surprise. See, I don’t feel …
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By Robert Cox
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12/21/23
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Back in January, just weeks after my colleagues selected me to lead the House Ways and Means Committee, one of the first actions I took was to setup a whistleblower hotline to give IRS personnel a …
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By Jason Smith
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12/14/23
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Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the surprise attack that thrust the United States into the heart of the second World War, when a peaceful Sunday morning in a tropical paradise was broken up by …
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By Robert Cox
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12/7/23
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Here in southeastern and south-central Missouri, we’re very blessed to live in an area that’s home to some of the best hunting found anywhere in the state. While we always set out hoping …
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By Jason Smith
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12/7/23
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The holiday season is officially upon us! With the longer days and warm weather behind us, we now get to look forward to Thanksgiving. This unique American holiday is one of my favorites. It’s …
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By Jason Smith
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11/21/23
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Across the country, millions of hardworking Americans are struggling to get by because of President Joe Biden’s cost-of-living crisis, where the price of goods has risen 17.7% since he took the …
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By Jason Smith
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11/17/23
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At a recent Senate hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers that Hamas’s terror attack on Israel has given terrorists inspiration “the likes of which we haven’t …
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By Jason Smith
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11/9/23
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Americans are growing increasingly alarmed over the Left’s relentless efforts to force their values, ideals, and way of life onto the rest of society, whether it’s in the classroom, the …
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By Jason Smith
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11/2/23
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Here is an eminently functional process by which the oft-stated “insoluble” 75-year Israel-Palestine conundrum can be resolved. 1. Israel, unaffiliated Palestinian leaders, designated …
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11/2/23
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This column was first published on Oct. 31, 2017. I haven’t managed to improve on it in the years since — yet, anyway — so I present it once more for your …
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By Robert Cox
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11/2/23
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On October 7, Hamas terrorists murdered innocent Israeli civilians in attacks that included rape, torture, and beheadings. It was a disgusting violation of the most basic morality. Any country whose …
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By Jason Smith
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10/26/23
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On October 7, barbaric Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel and committed the worst Jewish massacre since the Holocaust. Over a thousand civilians – mothers, fathers, children, grandparents, …
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By Jason Smith
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10/19/23
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On October 6, the Commerce Department announced economic statistics that exceeded expectations, with more jobs created in the month of September than analysts had predicted. But one jobs report …
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By Jason Smith
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10/12/23
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Not a day goes by without seeing the devastating consequences of the Left’s disregard for the rule of law. Right now, liberal cities are grappling with an unprecedented rise in coordinated …
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By Jason Smith
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10/5/23
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For too long, Congress has allowed special interests and the politically connected to shape health care policies and legislation. As a result, we have a health care system that puts corporate …
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By Jason Smith
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9/28/23
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In education, we’re often reminded to “remember our why.” It makes a cute desk sign. But public education has been hard in recent years, even for those of us who don’t teach. …
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By Kate Martin
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9/28/23
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On September 12, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) announced that after spending months of following the facts, the U.S. House of Representatives will formally open an impeachment inquiry into …
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By Jason Smith
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9/21/23
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From day one of Joe Biden’s presidency, Republicans have fought tooth and nail to advance the policies we need to secure our southern border. Yet at every step of the way, Biden and Washington …
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By Jason Smith
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9/14/23
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Every August, I visit farms, ranches, and agriculture businesses across Missouri’s 8th Congressional District as part of my Farm Tour. The annual tradition is an opportunity to not only …
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By Jason Smith
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9/8/23
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When the American people entrusted Republicans with the responsibility of running the House of Representatives, we promised to use every tool at our disposal to hold this administration accountable …
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By Jason Smith
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9/1/23
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