Washington, March 19 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker issued the following press release:
Rep. Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after voting yes on H.J.Res139 (https://smucker.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/smucker.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/hjres139-balanced-budget-amendment-biggs.pdf), proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government:
"Our nation is on an unsustainable fiscal path. With our national debt nearing $39 trillion and growing, it's an issue we simply cannot afford to ignore. Getting our fiscal house in order is the only way to ensure America's long-term economic prosperity.
"Fixing our fiscal trajectory...