Editorial

The following op-ed from Rep. Lloyd Smucker first appeared in the York Daily Record under the title: "Smucker: Why I stood up for voters who questioned the election in Pa." and was edited to fulfill submission guidlelines. Rep. Smucker's complete op-ed follows below.

Building Confidence in Elections

Americans are concerned about the economy. A recent NBC poll indicated that only 33 percent of Americans approve of President Joe Biden's handling of the economy.

As Published in the Washington Times, May 18, 2022.

Twelve years ago, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Adm. Michael Mullen famously warned, "the most significant threat to our national security is our debt." At the time, the nation's federal debt was roughly $13.5 trillion. Congress and our government have completely ignored Mr. Mullen's warning; our national debt has now surpassed $30 trillion and is growing exponentially.

As Appeared in the June 7, 2022 print edition of The Hill.

Everywhere the American people go they find that groceries and gas are more expensive. This is President Biden's inflation crisis and it's estimated to cost American families approximately $5,200 more this year.

Earlier this month, I joined 11 of my House Budget Committee Republican colleagues in visiting our nation's southern border in McAllen, Texas, to see President Biden's border crisis first-hand. Now in my third term in Congress, I have visited the border more often than President Biden, who has been in Washington, D.C. for nearly half a century. His refusal to see the border crisis firsthand is an acknowledgement that his policies continue to fail the American people.

This op-ed was first published in The Hill.

Every April, we celebrate Second Chance Month, an opportunity to remember those in our community who are reentering society after involvement in the criminal justice system and consider the unique obstacles they face. America is the land of opportunity and second chances. Previously incarcerated individuals who take accountability for their actions and improve their lives should be able to count on our support.

This editorial was first published in the Washington Times on June 5, 2024. 

The entrepreneurial spirit is foundational to the American identity. Millions of Americans follow their passions every day as small business owners in our nation’s free enterprise system which has created more prosperity than any other economic system in the history of the world.