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Rep. Smucker testifies at a Budget Committee hearing.
January 18, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker and members of the House Budget Committee on Thursday approved legislation that would form a bipartisan commission to study cutting the national debt, which reached $34 trillion this week.

The bill, co-sponsored by Smucker and Maine Democrat Jared Golden, would charge the commission with drafting a plan by May 2025 to improve the federal government’s long-term fiscal stability and “propose recommendations designed to balance the budget at the earliest reasonable date.”

Issues:Budget
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Rep. Smucker pictured with the winning 2023 Congressional App Challenge Team.
December 20, 2023

Lancaster, PA – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) is proud to announce the winner of Pennsylvania Eleventh Congressional District’s Inaugural Congressional App Challenge (CAC), which encourages students to utilize their STEM skills to create their own original app. The program was open to area middle and high school students in Lancaster and York counties.

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Capitol Dome
December 15, 2023

Even though Liz Magill has resigned as University of Pennsylvania president, the school is still facing a congressional investigation prompted by her testimony before a House committee last week.

Issues:Education
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Rep. Smucker speaks during a hearing.
December 12, 2023

Washington – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of advancing H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, during a meeting of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. The legislation was reported favorably with a 44-1 bipartisan vote.

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U.S. Capitol Building at Twighlight
December 8, 2023

Chief Deputy Whip Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., and fellow Pennsylvania Republican representatives Dan Meuser, Mike Kelly, John Joyce, M.D., Lloyd Smucker, and Brian Fitzpatrick signed a scathing open letter Thursday calling on University of Pennsylvania’s board to relieve President Elizabeth Magill of her duties.

Issues:Education
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Rep. Smucker testifies at a Budget Committee hearing.
November 29, 2023

Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a senior member of the House Budget Committee, offered testimony during a hearing examining the need for creating a fiscal commission. Smucker offered comments in favor of creating a commission, based on his experience serving as a member of a successful commission during his time as a State Senator in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

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Rep. Smucker speaks during a hearing.
November 29, 2023

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker on Wednesday testified before a House committee in support of forming a bipartisan commission to recommend policies that would help remedy the national debt, which reached $33.8 trillion this week.

“I believe our debt and our fiscal trajectory pose an existential threat to America’s future,” Smucker said at a Wednesday meeting of the House Budget Committee. “And I think establishing a commission is our best chance of addressing it.”

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Rep. Smucker Visiting Vortex Brewing Company in New Freedom.
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Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joins the leadership of the York County Economic Alliance at a visit of Vortex Brewing Company in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, a participant in the YCEA’s York County Trail Towns Program.

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Rep. Smucker
November 20, 2023

Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced legislation to block implementation of a Biden administration regulation which would directly lead to higher taxes on Americans. In the form of new Davis-Bacon Act regulation, the Biden Administration wants to require prevailing wages for federal or federally funded construction projects, which will cause a dramatic increase in costs.