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Smith: Our Economy is Shrinking Under President Biden
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after economic data showed U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at…
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Biden’s Defense Budget Focuses Billions on Climate Change, “Extremism” in the Military, and “Equity” as Border, Inflation, and Global Crises Rage On
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during a hearing of the House Budget Committee with Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Michael McCord, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason…
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Smith Opening Statement: President Biden's DOD FY23 Budget
As Delivered. Welcome, Under Secretary McCord. Thank you for being here. The last time you were here, America was facing a number of crises –…
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Biden Spending Billions on Costly Student Loan Waivers, Pushing Bailouts for the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Biden Administration waived student loan debts for 40,000 borrowers…
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Biden's FY23 Budget: Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, President Biden released his fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget, which deliberately doubles down on the failed policies that created the worst…
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Smith: Biden’s Inflation Crisis Has Turned the American Dream into an Unaffordable Nightmare for Working Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation hitting a…
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Smith Exposes Billions in COVID Waste, Taxpayer Funds Diverted to Biden’s Border Crisis During Budget Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing of the House Budget Committee with the Biden Administration’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, House…
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Smith Opening Statement: President Biden's HHS FY23 Budget
As prepared for delivery. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome, Secretary Becerra. As the head of HHS, you oversee one of the largest budgets in the…
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Smith Statement on Another Biden Administration Extension of Student Loan Payment Moratorium
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Biden Administration extended the student loan payment moratorium for…
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