Statement on Reid Proposal

Statement

US Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Boehner's politically-motivated, and completely symbolic, vote on the Reid plan to address the debt ceiling. DeGette voted for the bill as a more balanced approach to address the looming default crisis than any of the unworkable solutions proposed by the House Republicans.

"I am deeply disappointed that with so little time left before our nation defaults on its obligations, the Republican leaders have chosen to waste precious time with this political stunt. Once again they are showing the American people they will continue to place their 'my way or the highway' intransigence above the good of the country. Our nation cannot continue to bear this irresponsibility.

"It is time to pay our bills, avoid a default, and turn our attention to getting our fiscal house in order and getting Americans back to work. Senator Reid's plan - while far from perfect - is certainly a more balanced approach to deficit reduction and does not mandate cuts to Medicare, Social Security, and education. Now, in the eleventh hour, for the sake of the American people, I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to stop the gamesmanship and finally embrace a fundamental tenet of our democracy: compromise."

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