117th Congress
Washington, DC – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) is calling on Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro to follow the lead of his 26 colleagues who filed to block President Biden's vaccine mandate issued last week. Smucker was joined by Reps. Kelly, Thompson, Joyce, Reschenthaler, Keller, Meuser, Fitzpatrick and Perry in sending a letter to the Attorney General.
Washington, DC – On Tuesday, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal call-in program, taking questions from callers across the country. Smucker answered questions about the massive tax and spending proposal before Congress, on infrastructure and gas prices, and COVID mandates. Below is a transcription of responses to selected questions from Smucker's appearance. Click here to watch the full program.
Washington, DC – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, took to the floor to speak in opposition President Biden & Speaker Pelosi's massive multi-trillion dollar "build back bankrupt" proposal. Watch Smucker's comments here.
Washington, DC – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi's disastrous "build back bankrupt" legislation and released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6119, the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022.
"Democrats in Congress, once again, have shirked their responsibility to engage in good faith negotiations to fund the government. Instead, they have kicked the can down the road with a Continuing Resolution (CR). Democrats have spent all year trying to move a multi-trillion dollar tax-and-spending spree and they have failed to perform their duty of reliably funding the government.
Washington, D.C. –Last week H.R. 6123, known as the Crucial Communism Teaching Act, which is supported by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and over 60 other members, was introduced by Congresswoman MaríaElvira Salazar (FL-27). The legislation aims to teach students about the dangers of communism and totalitarianism.
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement after voting against S.J. Res. 33, which will increase our nation's debt limit by $2.5 trillion:
The attacks we witnessed last year are not who we are as Americans and the violence we witnessed was criminal and vile. I continue to greatly appreciate the efforts of the United States Capitol Police and those who work to protect our communities.
To be clear, those who committed crimes must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The violence was shocking and sickening.
The question that we should ask ourselves, is our nation in a better place than we were a year ago? Is there increasing confidence in our government and in our institutions?
On Monday, January 23, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns for the 2022 tax year. The deadline for most Americans to file their taxes for the 2022 tax year is April 18, 2023.