Press Releases
Smith: “COVID-19 is more the pretext than the purpose behind what Democrats are proposing.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, the Democrats on the House Budget Committee posted the legislative text of a reconciliation package to be considered at the House Budget Committee this coming Monday, February 22, 2021. The package calls for approximately $2 trillion in spending, supposedly to respond to the immediate threat of today’s COVID-19 pandemic. However, after excluding stimulus payments to individuals, almost half of the bill would not be spent until Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 or later - … Continue Reading
February 16, 2021
Smith and Comer Introduce Resolution Requiring Biden Administration Accounting of Unspent COVID-19 Stimulus
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) along with Republican members of the House Budget Committee and House Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (KY-01) along with Republican members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee have introduced a resolution requiring that President Biden provide to the U.S. House of Representatives - no later than 14 days after adoption of the resolution - documents relating to any enacted but … Continue Reading
February 09, 2021
House Budget Committee Republicans Urge Senate to Reject Tanden Nomination for OMB Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Republicans sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell as well as Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham highlighting serious concerns with President Biden’s nominee for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Neera Tanden, and urging that they reject her nomination. The letter points to instances … Continue Reading
February 05, 2021
Smith Asks Congressional Budget Office to Provide More Thorough Analysis of Policy Proposals
Highlights Need for Greater Understanding of Impact of Minimum Wage Increase WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) sent a letter to Director Phillip Swagel of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) requesting his agency do a thorough analysis of any minimum wage increase proposals they are asked to evaluate. “As the country continues to face economic and labor challenges due to almost a year of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic and the glut … Continue Reading
February 03, 2021
Smith Statement on House Passage of the Democrat FY21 Blank Check Reconciliation Trigger
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement today after House Democrats passed H.Con.Res. 11, a resolution to start a partisan reconciliation process: “House Democrats have passed a budget resolution, which lacks any actual budgeting, through the House to jumpstart a partisan process to enact a radical agenda. President Biden has called for unity, and yet the only measure of bipartisanship we have seen thus far in a … Continue Reading
February 01, 2021
As Biden Administration Misses Budget Deadline, Smith Calls for Greater Transparency
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 1 marks the statutory deadline for President Biden to submit a Fiscal Year 2022 budget to Congress, as required by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. In January, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) sent a letter to then-President-Elect Biden’s team asking when the incoming Administration planned to meet its obligation to be transparent and forthcoming with its budget plans. Today, House Budget Committee Republican … Continue Reading
February 01, 2021
Smith Statement on Democrat FY21 Blank Check Reconciliation Trigger
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith issued the following statement after House Democrats released their Fiscal Year 2021 budget resolution: “The sole reason for pushing forward this hastily crafted proposal is to pave the way for a partisan reconciliation package. Democrats are desperate to use this process to achieve any number of policies that will reward special interests while harming America’s working class, increasing the cost of living for American … Continue Reading
January 26, 2021
Smith Announces House Budget Committee Republicans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement today in announcing Republican members selected to serve on the House Budget Committee for the 117th Congress: “Our nation faces tremendous challenges which must be addressed in a way that strengthens our economy and creates more opportunities for Americans to succeed and feel secure in their future and that of their families. I look forward to working alongside the Republican … Continue Reading
January 21, 2021
Biden Administration Abandons Regulatory Relief for American Families and Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Biden Administration rescinded regulatory relief measures enacted during the previous Administration that helped protect American families and entrepreneurs. President Biden revoked an executive order which required Executive Branch departments and agencies to remove at least two regulations whenever a new regulation is issued. Additionally, the President revoked an executive order requiring departments and agencies to propose offsets to the costs of … Continue Reading
January 20, 2021
Ranking Member Jason Smith Calls Out President Biden Over Dangerous and Costly Executive Order
Raises Concerns Over Safety and Budgetary Costs Associated With Border Wall And Immigration Order WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Biden signed an executive order abandoning construction on the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Ranking Member Jason Smith issued the following statement emphasizing the immediate price tag and safety concerns this order will have. “This Executive Order not only puts our nation’s security at risk, but it also shortchanges American taxpayers. It is amazing … Continue Reading
January 14, 2021
Ranking Member Jason Smith Statement on Biden Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, President-elect Biden announced his intended COVID stimulus proposal. Ranking Member Jason Smith issued the following statement: “Joe Biden did not propose a COVID package tonight - he proposed a liberal takeover of the American economy. It's the Democratic playbook that President Obama used to pass the stimulus: use an economic crisis as cover to expand government and provide a blank check to fund a progressive wish-list. The plan President-elect Biden laid out … Continue Reading
January 14, 2021
Ranking Member Jason Smith Requests Information From Biden Transition As Budget Deadline Looms
Republican Leader of the Committee Requests Clarity On How President-Elect Plans To Pay For Campaign Promises WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the deadline for the incoming Administration to submit a fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget approaches, Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Jason Smith, issued a letter reminding President-Elect Joe Biden of his obligation, by law, to explain to Congress how he expects to fund his agenda. Upon releasing the letter, Ranking Member Jason … Continue Reading
January 04, 2021
Ranking Member Smith Calls Out Speaker’s Rules Changes Hiding Costs of Radical Policies
New Republican Leader of the Committee on the Budget Outlined Three Changes to House Rules Allowing Majority to Hide New Spending WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Jason Smith, issued a letter highlighting Democrats' changes to House Rules that would make it easier for them to irresponsibly spend taxpayer dollars on their progressive wish-list. Upon releasing the letter, Ranking Member Jason Smith said, “It’s only the 2nd day of the … Continue Reading
