View this email in your browser >
Email header Png-01
facebook twitter instagram youtube 
We Need Your Help & Input As We Work With Congress To Fight For Multi-Generational Small Businesses. Take Our Short Survey Now
by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

On Monday, the Republican House Steering Committee selected Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) to serve as the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee for the 118th Congress. Jason Smith ultimately defeated fellow Republican Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) to replace former committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) after he retired at the end of the last Congress.
Jason Smith to Chair House Ways and Means Committee
While Buchanan was an early favorite in the race, Jason Smith ran a remarkably proactive campaign. Despite being only the fourth-most-senior Republican committee member, he was ultimately able to garner support from key members of GOP House leadership. Jason Smith also lacked notable public endorsements, with several other senior GOP committee members, such as Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), supporting Buchanan.

Jason Smith has served on the committee since 2015 and was the ranking member of the House Budget Committee in the 117th Congress. In the 118th Congress, he will be required to vacate his position on the Budget Committee, leaving the Steering Committee to decide another committee leadership position. Like Buchanan, he has extensive private-sector experience and served as majority whip and speaker pro tempore in the Missouri House of Representatives before his election to Congress.

Our thanks to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP.

To read more about the other members of the Committee and their potential agenda, please click.

About Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is a unique law firm. Walk into any of our offices and you’ll immediately recognize a different type of energy. Complacency doesn’t have a place here. Flexibility and inspiration do. Our culture and enthusiasm allow our attorneys, policy consultants and legal staff to stay ahead of our clients’ needs and provide them with the resources they require to meet their business objectives.
Stay safe and healthy,
Pat Soldano
President; Policy and Taxation Group
[email protected]
712 H Street NE Suite 1091
Washington DC 20002
(202) 681-8365‬

Upcoming Events

  • January 25: FEUSA Event with SPB, Pathstone & Chubb, Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ
  • February 7: Minneapolis Family Office Group MNFOG, Minneapolis, MN
  • March 9: U of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • March 23: Maine FBC Event
  • March 29: High Center FBC, Elizabethtown, PA
  • April 19 - 21: Transitions East, St Petersburg, FL
Voice of Family Business on Capitol Hill
Sign-Up For New Podcast: "Voice of Family Business on Capitol Hill" with host Pat Soldano.

Join our growing family of podcast listeners by clicking on the links below to our new podcast, "The Voice of Family Business on Capitol," where each episode delves into the major issues facing family businesses and family business centers today. Subscribe by clicking on these links, or wherever you get your podcasts.
We hope you’ve enjoyed this article. While you’re here, we have a small favor to ask…

As we prepare for what promises to be a pivotal year for America, we’re asking you to consider becoming a supporter.

The need for fact-based reporting of issues important to multi generational businesses and protecting a lifetime of savings has never been greater. Now more than ever, multi generational businesses and family businesses are under fire. That’s why Policy and Taxation Group is passionately working to increase the awareness of issues important to generationally-owned family businesses built on hard work, while continuing to strengthen our presence on Capitol Hill.
About Policy and Taxation Group
Policy and Taxation Group is your voice in Washington on economic freedom. We advocate for policies that allow American families to fully enjoy the economic liberties and benefits of a robust free market unique to our nation. For over 25 years, we have been the loudest voice in the nation’s capital on eliminating the death tax. This ill-conceived tax has a destructive impact on families, family businesses, job creation, and the national economy.
Have questions or would like more information about becoming a Supporter or donating? Please contact John Marino at [email protected].
facebook twitter instagram youtube 
PATG_logos-2012-video-bkgd