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Jason Smith: “Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith bragged that he would use the debt ceiling 'to right size the Federal Government.'”

On the recordMarch 6, 2023
Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith bragged that he would use the debt ceiling 'to right size the Federal Government.'
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Smith indicates plans to leverage the debt ceiling for government spending adjustments.

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