CHAIRMAN SMITH OPENING STATEMENT: MARKUP OF LEGISLATION DELIVERING HISTORIC TAX CERTAINTY FOR DIGITAL ASSETS, IMPROVING TAX ADMINISTRATION, EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTH & WELFARE SERVICES, STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee markup of legislation to modernize the taxation of digital assets, strengthen tax administration and combat identity theft and fraud, expand seniors' access to lifesaving health care, crack down on forced labor in critical mineral supply chains, and deliver resources for hardworking mothers.

As prepared for delivery.

"Today's markup builds on the Ways and Means Committee's efforts to deliver concrete solutions for specific challenges facing the American people: certainty for a growing digital asset economy, sou...