Statement of Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-01)

Statement

"This day marks an historic moment for our country. Congress and the White House have listened to the pleas from the American people and now the rise in federal spending that has defined the last three years is over. The bill that we passed in the House of Representatives, and then passed in the Senate, contains the largest reductions since the end of World War II.

Let me be clear, this bill is by no means perfect. I, like so many other Americans, want more cuts and I believe we will get them. These cuts are just the start.

I believe the words of Winston Churchill--spoken during a different battle--echo true today. He stated, "this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

It is time to move beyond last year's business and start doing the work the American people sent us here to do. In the coming weeks, Congress will take up legislation that will reduce federal spending not by billions, but rather by trillions.

And as this House considers addressing the debt ceiling, the Senate and the President need to know--these cuts do not represent the end, they represent our resolve to continue the fight."

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