IT’S LIKE THEY’RE TRYING TO LOSE: GOP budget chairman contenders put revenue raises on the table.

The two Republicans vying to take over from House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) are pushing hard for a bipartisan fiscal commission to close federal deficits, with both of them saying that all options, including revenue raisers, are on the table.

Their positioning represents a break with the stance of many Republicans in years past that tax hikes should not be considered.

The Washington Examiner interviewed Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Blake Moore (R-UT) to discuss their visions for the committee if chosen to be either chairman, if Republicans retain control of the House in November, or the ranking member, if the GOP loses. Both congressmen vowed to pursue a fiscal commission tasked with addressing the rising federal debt should they get the gavel.

Say it with me now: Washington doesn’t have a revenue problem; it has a spending problem.