Washington, March 18 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker issued the following press release:

U.S. Representative Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee, on Tuesday was named Taxpayer Defender of the Month by National Taxpayers Union in recognition of his work advancing policies to increase transparency and accountability surrounding the nation's growing debt.

Rep. Smucker recently introduced the Debt Solution and Accountability Act (https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-introduces-debt-solution-and-accountability-act-0), legislation designed to improve transparency when the federal government approaches the debt ceiling. The bill would require the Department of the Treasury to provide Congress with detailed repo...