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House Passes 2nd Bill Increasing the Debt Ceiling Limit, the Responsibility Now Rests on Sen. Reid and Pres. Obama

Statement

Date: July 29, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

Today Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) issued the following statement after the House passed a revised version of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Diaz-Balart comments:

"Today, House Republicans stood together and passed a second bill that not only grants the President's request to raise the debt ceiling limit but also cuts spending, caps future spending and lays the groundwork for a Balanced Budget Amendment -- without raising taxes. This bill is not a short-term Band-Aid. This bill begins to tackle the disease that has been taking over Washington for a very long time: out-of-control spending. I urge Senate Democrats to pass at least one of the two alternative House plans in their possession that increases the debt ceiling limit; if they fail to do so, the consequences rest solely on them and President Obama."


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