Economy & Jobs
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Rep. Smucker offers comments about fiscal responsibility and the Biden administration.
Washington, DC—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted for H.R. 23 the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. Smucker was an original cosponsor of the legislation introduced by Ways and Means Committee colleague Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-3).
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill. Smucker issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the Protecting Adopting Families from Audits Act of 2022 to provide Congress the information needed to ensure administration of the Adoption Tax Credit is fair and does not pose unnecessary burdens to those who adopt.
WASHINGTON - Today, Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Terri Sewell, and U.S.
Washington, DC— Rep. Smucker voted in favor of H.R. 8876, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022. The legislation was named in honor of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski who proudly represented Indiana's 2nd Congressional District from 2013 until her passing in August.
Washington, DC— This week bipartisan legislation, H.R. 8889, introduced by Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Tom Rice (SC-7), and Stacie Plaskett (VI) was adopted as part of a manager's amendment during a markup of the Ways and Means Committee. The bill now goes to the House floor for consideration.
Washington, DC – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) was named a recipient of the Guardian of Small Business Award issued by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, for his support of policies benefitting small businesses.
President Biden's push for Congress to approve more than $22 billion in new COVID-19 spending is a nonstarter for Republicans in this month's must-pass government funding bill.
GOP lawmakers say that additional coronavirus funding is a sticking point for them in any deal to keep the government open past Sept. 30 — the deadline by which Congress must pass a budget bill or risk a shutdown.
The average credit card debt held by households in the United States surged by 13 percent in the second quarter, the largest increase in such debt since 1999, according to an Aug. 30 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
More consumers are increasingly relying on credit amid sky-high inflation in order to pay their bills.