Justin Amash Issues Statement After House Debt Vote | The State Column - July 30, 2011:
"Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) issued the following statement after the vote on the House’s Budget Control Act of 2011:
"'I will not consider voting to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling unless the vote is tied to fundamental reform such as a repeal of the President’s onerous healthcare legislation or passage of a well-structured balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. I am open to a compromise that includes some of the elements of the House and Senate plans, but it must also include structural reforms ....
“'The House’s Budget Control Act raises the government’s debt ceiling by $900 billion but requires no structural reforms and only $25 billion in cuts next year. It includes a mere pledge to pass a balanced budget amendment in exchange for authorizing another $1.6 trillion of debt next year. The pledge is not binding....
“'Time is up. Congress cannot wait any longer to act responsibly and begin to address its addiction to reckless spending.'"
"Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) issued the following statement after the vote on the House’s Budget Control Act of 2011:
"'I will not consider voting to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling unless the vote is tied to fundamental reform such as a repeal of the President’s onerous healthcare legislation or passage of a well-structured balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. I am open to a compromise that includes some of the elements of the House and Senate plans, but it must also include structural reforms ....
“'The House’s Budget Control Act raises the government’s debt ceiling by $900 billion but requires no structural reforms and only $25 billion in cuts next year. It includes a mere pledge to pass a balanced budget amendment in exchange for authorizing another $1.6 trillion of debt next year. The pledge is not binding....
“'Time is up. Congress cannot wait any longer to act responsibly and begin to address its addiction to reckless spending.'"
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