Griffin Supports Agreement to Pay Troops, Cut Spending, Avert Shutdown

Statement

Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-02) released the following statement after tonight's announcement that a deal for FY 2011 funding had been reached:

"Last year, Washington was talking about how much to spend. Now, Washington is talking about how much to cut. That cultural shift alone is a major victory. President Obama, Sen. Reid and their allies in the Senate fought us at every turn, but this deal cuts billions from what the President wanted to spend, fully funds the military through the end of the year, and averts the economic disruption, uncertainty and expense that would have resulted from a shutdown," Griffin said

"Obviously, I wanted deeper spending cuts, but I understand that House Republicans control one-half of one-third of the federal government. As Ronald Reagan once said, "if I can get 70 or 80 percent of what I'm trying to get, I'll take that and then continue to try to get the rest in the future.' Soon, we will begin work on next year's budget and that will give us the opportunity to make even greater, more significant reforms as we deal with trillions in spending cuts, not billions," Griffin said.

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