Womack Casts Vote For Budget Control Act of 2011

Statement

On Friday, Congress passed the Budget Control Act of 2011--The Boehner Plan--which increases our debt ceiling by up to $900 billion, guarantees $917 billion in cuts over ten years, and requires that a Balanced Budget Amendment be sent to the states.

Congressman Steve Womack released the below statement following the vote:

"My Republican colleagues and I have made it our priority to end America's drunken spending spree and to save the future of our children and grandchildren. It's been said over and over--and worth repeating here-- our problem is NOT that we are taxed too little; it's that our government spends too much! The BCA 2011 is our best chance to get something on the president's desk for a signature that (1) stays an oncoming fiscal crisis; and (2) changes dramatically the course we're on while further challenging this Congress to limit its ability to spend above its means with a Balanced Budget Amendment.

"This is the best step going forward for this great nation, and I urge the President and the Senate to take up the gauntlet so we can get America back on the track to fiscal responsibility."

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