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Diaz-Balart on Final Bipartisan Agreement on Raising the Debt Ceiling Limit

Statement

Date: Aug. 1, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Constitution Government Budget and Spending

Today Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) issued the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan deal on raising the debt-ceiling limit. Diaz-Balart comments:

"Although I have deep reservations on the potential reduction for future defense funding, this legislation does avert the U.S. from defaulting, it cuts and caps spending, and continues to advance the efforts of a Balanced Budget Amendment -- all without raising taxes. While these measures are significant, accomplishing real spending cuts, the biggest victory is the fact that House Republicans have shifted Washington's mentality from "how much can we spend' to "how much can we cut.' As we move past this, I look forward to focusing on job creation by fueling American employers with confidence so they may reinvest and hire."


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