Rokita Votes Against Spending Increase -- "We Are Still Hurtling Toward the Real Fiscal Cliff"

Statement

U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today issued the following statement after voting to oppose the deal to increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars:

"I opposed this bill because we have a spending problem, and the deal sent over by the Senate makes it worse. I will not consign our children to a debtors' prison just to block President Obama's tax hikes.

"While Congress and the White House have steered the nation around a fiscal pothole tonight, we are still hurtling toward the real fiscal cliff. We must get serious about our debt crisis before it's too late," said Rokita.

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