A congressman from southern Missouri is the powerful chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means committee in Washington. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) joined 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Misssouri" live this morning from his southeast Missouri district, telling listeners that he's thrilled to be speaking to constituents and hearing their concerns. Congressman Smith says he's hearing a lot from voters about affordability and says the cost of fuel, food and fertilizer is a big deal in his southeast Missouri district. He believes the federal tax cuts will help and also blasts the DSA, telling listeners that they want to defund the police. Congressman Smith also discussed Medicare fraud and says Congress found $60-billion in Medicare fraud: