WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - American manufacturing reports its strongest expansion in more than four years as output hit its highest level, according to S&P Global's flash US purchasing managers index, and manufacturers report employment conditions hit a three year high, providing the latest proof that Republicans' pro-growth tax policies are delivering for American workers, manufacturers, and job creators.

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement:

"For far too long, Beltway Bureaucrats and Washington Democrats neglected the needs of blue-collar workers and the communities that built this nation, forcing ...