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Rep. Smucker: "You would expect if a marketplace is working properly, that perhaps under consolidation, we would see lower or at least slower growing premiums in highly concentrated markets. But that's just simply not happening today."
WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee, voted in favor of H.R. 7147 and 7148, the remaining appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2026 and released the following statement:
“The House of Representatives passed appropriations legislation that takes an important step in changing our nation's fiscal trajectory by ending the unchecked growth of government spending. These bills responsibly fund essential government operations, reduce waste, and respect American taxpayers.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee, recently introduced H.R. 6895, the Debt Solution and Accountability Act, with Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03), to establish new transparency and reporting requirements for the Department of the Treasury whenever the federal government approaches the statutory debt limit.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Smucker (PA-11) has joined his fellow Pennsylvania colleagues in the introduction of the Community Passport Services Access Act, H.R. 6997, legislation to ensure non-profit libraries can continue to operate as passport acceptance agencies. The bill would allow qualifying nonprofit public libraries to collect and retain passport execution fees that support their operations.
Legislation to help seniors maximize retirement benefits, protect children from identity fraud passed the House with near unanimous support.
LANCASTER – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joined John Kasich, former House Budget Committee Chairman and Governor of Ohio, on his podcast, ‘Keep Faith America,’ to discuss the growing national debt and what Congress is doing to fix our fiscal trajectory.
America’s national debt surpassed $37 trillion in August and $38 trillion in October. In 2025, government spending grew far faster than revenue and today our debt is climbing at a dangerous pace that we simply cannot afford.
WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The House of Representatives passed the bill, which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, with overwhelming, nearly unanimous support.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement after voting to reopen the federal government and end the Democrats’ unnecessary and cruel government shutdown:
“The historic nightmare of the Democrats’ shutdown is now over. Democrats admitted to using the American people as political leverage. Thankfully, enough Senate Democrats came to their senses to advance this continuing resolution and spending package earlier this week.
No one wins when government grinds to a halt. Whether in Harrisburg or Washington, the ripple effects of stalled budgets and shutdowns reach far beyond the Capitol steps. Schools, small businesses, nonprofits, and working families are the ones left waiting and worrying.
Dear Friend,
On Friday, September 19, 2025, I joined the majority of the House of Representatives in voting for a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open through November 21, 2025, giving Congress time to negotiate full-year funding legislation.
Liberals in D.C. flatly rejected this commonsense measure—at the very same spending levels they themselves supported just months ago. Instead, they chose political theater, demanding extreme policy concessions unrelated to funding the government, including: