Press Releases
House Budget Republicans Call out Wasteful Washington Spending, Record Inflation, and Hypocrisy at Democrat Hearing on Abolishing Debt Limit
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Budget Committee Democrats led a hearing titled “Why Congress Should Abolish the Debt Limit.” House Democrats, including Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03), repeatedly voiced their support for eliminating the debt limit. This would effectively pave the way for Congress to engage further in massive deficit spending, as Democrats have done with their $2 trillion Biden Bailout Bill and are … Continue Reading
February 16, 2022
Smith Opening Statement at Democrat Hearing on Abolishing the Debt Limit
As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to welcome the newest member of our committee, Mr. Carey from Ohio. I’d also like to welcome our witnesses today - which includes one of our former colleagues and a former member of this Committee, Director Mulvaney - who coincidentally was sworn in as head of the White House Office of Management and Budget almost exactly 5 years ago today. At the time, that was the latest ever that an OMB director assumed the job in a new … Continue Reading
February 16, 2022
Smith, Lucas Pull Back Curtain on House Democrats’ Repeated Attempts to Hide the Cost of Their Agenda from the American People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Republican Leader Frank Lucas (OK-03) slammed House Democrat leadership for their continued efforts to thwart transparency and pass legislation without the American people knowing its true cost. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Smith and Lucas cite the recent passage of H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act … Continue Reading
February 10, 2022
Smith Statement on Inflation Continuing at 40-Year High
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation continuing to run at the highest pace in 40 years: “Families are being crushed under this continued explosive spike in prices. And the only answer from Washington Democrats has been to spend more. The $2 trillion Biden Bailout Bill, full of the typical government waste, has done far more to spark inflation and these price … Continue Reading
February 07, 2022
Biden White House Once Again Ignores Budget Deadline, Committee Republicans Demand Answers for Failing Agenda
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, marks the legal deadline, under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, for President Biden to submit his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget. Last year, the White House set a record for the latest a Presidential budget request has ever been transmitted to Congress in modern history. House Budget Committee Republicans joined today in sending a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) raising over two dozen questions about … Continue Reading
February 01, 2022
Smith Statement on America’s National Debt Surpassing $30 Trillion
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the United States had surpassed $30 trillion in gross national debt. “America surpassing $30 trillion in debt is a grim milestone in our nation’s history, and demands urgent action to curb reckless deficit spending. Sadly, Washington Democrats have no interest in restoring any semblance of fiscal sanity. Under President Biden’s policies, America’s debt would reach $45 … Continue Reading
January 20, 2022
VIDEO: Biden's Year of Rampant Spending, Runaway Inflation, and Rampant Waste
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s inauguration, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) released a video highlighting the reckless spending and rampant waste of taxpayer dollars perpetrated under the failed policies of the Biden Administration and the Democratic Majority in Congress which have resulted in the highest spike in prices in forty years, driving up the cost of goods and services. “President … Continue Reading
January 19, 2022
Smith Slams Washington Democrats for Failed Economic Policies, Government-Fueled Inflation in GOP Congressional Roundtable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) participated in a roundtable with House Republican Members and Americans affected by President Biden’s failed economic agenda. Russ Gant, a small business owner in Southern Missouri, joined the roundtable and gave a firsthand perspective on the challenges small businesses and working families are facing in today’s economy. Congressman Smith’s remarks laid out how one year after … Continue Reading
January 12, 2022
Smith Statement on Highest Inflation Rate in 40 Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index registered the highest pace of inflation in 40 years: “For months, Republicans and economists have warned about the inflationary impact runaway government spending, especially the President’s $2 trillion Bailout Bill, would have on the economy. At the Budget Committee, we sounded the alarm months ago that the country was on track to experience a price … Continue Reading
January 05, 2022
Smith, Rodgers, Brady Expose Biden Administration’s Massive Diversion of Funding from COVID-Testing, Cite Billions in Waste & Remaining Funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), House Energy & Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and House Ways & Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (TX-08) in a letter to President Biden, slammed the Administration for its failure to account for how, when, and where funding supposedly meant to address COVID-19 has been distributed and spent to date. The letter comes just days after America reached … Continue Reading
January 04, 2022
Smith Op-Ed: Congress Should Not Let the IRS Play Both Tax Collector and Preparer
By Rep. Jason Smith Washington Times Back in 2010, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said about Obamacare, “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” And what did we find? Higher out of pocket health care costs and fewer choices and coverage options. Now we find ourselves once again with Democrat control of Congress and the White House, and they are wanting to put in place new government controls, influence, and interference over everything from childcare … Continue Reading
December 31, 2021
Smith Highlights Record Spending, Debt, and Taxes After One Year of Democrat Control
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement today alongside the release of a fact sheet highlighting the consequences to the federal budget of one year of total Democrat control in Washington. “The American people have watched for the last year as Washington Democrats wasted their time and attention attempting to pass massive spending and tax increases alongside a stack of misguided policies that will bankrupt … Continue Reading
December 19, 2021
House Budget Committee Republican Leader Smith Statement on Democrats' $5 Trillion Tax & Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement today after U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) announced his decision not to support the Democrats’ $5 trillion tax and spending bill, citing the recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) detailing the true cost of the proposal. “Senator Manchin’s decision not to support the Democrats’ reckless tax and spending bill is a win for working families across … Continue Reading
December 16, 2021
Smith, Graham Expose Democrat Dishonesty on the True Cost of Their Tax & Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith (MO-08) and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) held a press conference exposing Democrats’ dishonesty about the real cost of their tax and spending bill. A recent CBO analysis requested by Smith and Graham makes clear that the Democrats have been misleading the American people by relying heavily on budget gimmicks and early sunsets of programs they intend to make permanent, in … Continue Reading
December 15, 2021
Smith Op-Ed: The Democrats’ Agenda is on a Collision Course with Reality
By Rep. Jason Smith Washington Examiner Despite Democrats’ various attempts over the last four months to promote their $5 trillion tax and spending bill, they have barely managed to sell it to themselves, let alone the public. They want people to believe it is the silver bullet to solving our country’s problems. But unfortunately for them, the public does not share their sense of optimism — and for good reason. Recently, the Congressional Budget Office issued an analysis that warned the … Continue Reading
December 15, 2021
Smith Statement on Democrat Debt Ceiling Increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This evening, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after Democrats voted to increase the federal debt limit by $2.5 trillion. “This year alone, outside of annual appropriations bills, House Democrats have passed more than $7.5 trillion in new spending. Democrats should be finding ways to rein in spending and stop the painful rise in consumer prices, but they’re too focused on their partisan agenda. Instead of using … Continue Reading
December 14, 2021
Democrats Vote to Ignore Confronting Inflation as Prices Spike to 40-Year High
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Democrats voted to ignore the inflation crisis facing American families. During debate on the House Floor, Republicans offered an opportunity to revise the Fiscal Year 2022 budget resolution and turn Congress’ attention to legislation to reduce the deficit, combat runaway inflation, and help get Americans back to work. Democrats voted to reject that effort. House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: “The … Continue Reading
December 10, 2021
Scorekeeper for Congress Confirms True Cost of Democrats’ Tax & Spending Bill is $4.9 Trillion, Adds $3 Trillion to Debt
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published an estimate of the Democrats’ tax and spending reconciliation bill, requested by House Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith (MO-08) and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (SC), that confirms the bill’s true cost to be $4.9 trillion and $3 trillion in new debt. “This analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms that Washington Democrats are misleading the public about the … Continue Reading
December 09, 2021
House Budget Republicans Highlight Billions in Misspent Tax Dollars Under Biden Bailout Bill, Make Case for Oversight Hearing on Democrat Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by his Republican colleagues on the Committee, cited over a dozen examples of how billions of taxpayer dollars have been misspent by states and localities since the Biden Bailout Bill was passed in March and called on House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03) to follow U.S. House & Committee Rules to convene an oversight hearing on implementation of the law. “Despite passing $7 … Continue Reading
December 07, 2021
Smith Introduces Bill to Slash Washington Waste and Prevent Cuts to Medicare, Other Vital Programs, Triggered by Democrats’ Reckless Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) joined by House Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (TX-08) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) introduced H.R. 6144, the Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act, to cut waste in Washington and stave off looming cuts to vital government programs such as Medicare, that are in part the result of reckless federal spending enacted by … Continue Reading
