Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Continuing his record of working across the aisle towards commonsense solutions, U.S. Rep. Smucker (PA-16) teamed up with Reps. Collin Peterson (MN-07) and Tom Emmer (MN-06) to introduce legislation to relieve veterans of financial burdens caused by delays at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) today introduced legislation to provide municipalities the flexibility to prioritize their investments in storm and wastewater infrastructure projects in order to comply with Clean Water Act (CWA) standards.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) today went down to the floor of the House of Representatives to congratulate the Reading Red Knights men's basketball team on their Class 6A State Championship – the first in school history.
Rep. Smucker's full remarks are below. You can watch the video here.
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) today introduced his first bill in the U.S. House, setting out to lower health care costs for seniors across Pennsylvania and the country.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) today announced mobile office hours in Reading to serve his constituents in Berks County and surrounding areas.
A member of Rep. Smucker's staff will be available to offer assistance on a number of topics, including help with federal agencies, military academy nominations, legislative questions, U.S. Capitol flag requests, and tours and tickets for constituents planning a trip to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) released the following statement on the American Health Care Act:
"I am very disappointed. But we're moving forward. We have an agenda the American people expect us to accomplish, and I remain hopeful we can come together to enact reforms that will have a direct, positive impact on the people I am here to represent."
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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker that would make it easier for small businesses to promote a healthy workforce and offer more affordable health care coverage.
The Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 1101) would empower small businesses to band together through association health plans to negotiate health insurance costs on behalf of their employees – providing quality care at a lower cost.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) is working to provide more accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs and deliver better health care to our nation's veterans. With Rep. Smucker's support, the House passed the bipartisan VA Accountability First Act and a bipartisan bill to improve the authority of the VA Secretary to hire and retain physicians.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) is working to make it easier for victims of domestic violence to leave their abusers. Rep. Smucker has signed on as a cosponsor of the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act – bipartisan legislation that would address obstacles to getting help for victims of abuse by providing shelter and housing assistance for victims and their pets.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-16), in a Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing this morning, questioned the panel on the impact of the EPA's burdensome Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation.
During the hearing, Rep. Smucker focused on finding a balance between ensuring clean water and regulatory overreach, saying:
"If we have a regulation like that in place, how could groups go about trying to find a better balance between the goal we want to achieve and that overreach?"