Rep. Burton Votes Against Harry Reid's Blank Check to President Obama

Statement

Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-05) issued the following statement after voting against Senator Harry Reid's debt ceiling proposal:

"The White House and Congressional Democrats have brought this country to the brink of fiscal collapse because they refuse to accept that Washington doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. No grand bargain was ever close, but in the last two weeks, the House has sent the Senate two bills that would have allowed for a debt ceiling increase, but without a needless increase in spending or higher taxes. Additionally, earlier this year, the House sent the Senate a budget that could have avoided this whole mess. Meanwhile, the President continues to offer no plan of his own and Harry Reid cobbled together a plan that even the Congressional Budget Office said was loaded with gimmicks and cuts to our fighting men and women overseas.

"We are reaching the point of no return and while negotiations in Washington could lead to a deadline deal, Americans want a solution. They want Washington's out of control spending cut and capped, they don't want to see their taxes increased and 75% of Americans favor a Balanced Budget Amendment; three basic principles in the House bills. If every American family and business as well as 49 out of 50 states have to live within their means, then so should Washington. "

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