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Smith Opening Statement: House Budget Committee Hearing on “Protecting our Democracy: Reasserting Congress’ Power of the Purse”
As Prepared for Delivery Mr. Chairman – thank you for convening this hearing. It could not be more relevant given the current state of Congress’…
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President Biden’s Spending “Legacy” is Out of Control, Wasteful, and Unsustainable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after President Biden announced another roughly $2 trillion plan on…
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Smith, Katko Call for Greater Transparency from the Biden Administration on the Cost of its Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Homeland Security Committee Republican Leader John Katko (NY-24) sent a letter today to…
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Smith Op-Ed: Biden's 'infrastructure' plan is a Washington power grab
By Rep. Jason Smith washingtonexaminer.com When President Joe Biden recently announced a $2.3 trillion spending plan, on the heels of the nearly $2 trillion bailout bill enacted in March, some…
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Smith Statement on Biden’s Back-of-the-Envelope Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s release of a discretionary…
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Smith, Comer Call for Review of New York’s Funding for Illegal Immigrants Following Billions in Federal Bailout Money to the State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (KY-01) sent a letter today…
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Biden's Build Back by Borrowing & Taxing Plan
“Repairing roads, bridges, and highways is more the talking point than the actual point of the President’s plan.” – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason…
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Smith: “Washington Democrats are embracing an historically disturbing appetite for spending.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement on President Biden’s latest massive spending plan: “Washington Democrats are…
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House Budget Committee Republicans Demand Hearing on President Biden’s Unlawful Freeze on Border Wall Construction
Highlight Previous “Power of the Purse” Oversight by Committee Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republicans sent a letter to House Budget Committee…
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