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On the recordMarch 7, 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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