Polis: Don't Play Games with Debt Limit Vote

Statement

Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) released the following statement regarding the House Republican leadership's sham vote on the debt limit. House Republicans scheduled the debt limit vote under a House procedure known as "suspension of the rules," which is generally reserved for non-controversial measures and severely limits debate. Polis opposed the measure.

"Congress must work in a bipartisan, responsible and fair way to reduce the federal deficit and debt while strengthening our economy and creating jobs. House Republicans have instead chosen a partisan path and may endanger our economic recovery with their sham debt limit vote today.

"Addressing the debt limit isn't about new spending; it's about paying off a debt largely incurred by Republican policies, such as the Bush tax cuts and the cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Every responsible economist has made clear that failing to raise the debt limit is irresponsible and risks shattering our fragile economic recovery. I have called for a clean, up-or-down vote on increasing the debt limit, which I support."

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