Jobs for a lagging economy

A month from now, we will welcome a new year and a new Congress with a new majority. For the 118th Congress, House Republicans have put forward our Commitment to America agenda. In the new Republican majority, we will work to rein in reckless government spending, strengthen and make permanent the tax relief included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, maximize take-home pay for all Americans and build an economy that’s strong.

TCJA’s success in raising wages shows how strengthening wages for workers is more easily done when employers have stability. Securing those gains which benefitted all American...