Today, Thursday, December 12, 2013, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-8) released the following statement in regards to his opposition of the Ryan-Murray budget compromise.
"While I appreciate the time and effort that went into crafting this budget deal, I ultimately cannot support this plan because it increases spending without guaranteed deficit reduction measures. Simply put this agreement raises revenue and spends more money." said Smith. "I would much rather see the automatic spending cuts from the Budget Control Act exchanged for targeted spending cuts instead of being traded for more revenue. Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem."
