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White House/Senate Agreement Skirts Tough Challenges

Statement

Date: Oct. 16, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Government Budget and Spending

US Congressman Kevin Brady issued the following statement after the House and Senate voted to end the government shutdown and extend the debt ceiling into early next year.

"This Senate agreement pays America's debt in full and on time, but regrettably allows the President and Congress to avert its eyes from the tough challenges facing America. Republicans are willing to lead, but I'm afraid that as long as President Obama continues dancing around the need to take serious action to cut wasteful spending and begin saving Social Security and Medicare, a few months from now Americans may be viewing a sequel to this fiasco. Haven't Americans had enough of this?"

Congressman Brady voted no on the Senate proposed plan.


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