Congressman Phil Gingrey (GA-11) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives failed to pass Senator Reid's debt ceiling bill:
"Yesterday marked the second time in two weeks that the House of Representatives acted responsibly to avert the negative consequences of a default. Once again, Senate Democrats rejected a reasonable solution to restore our nation's prosperity—and instead presented a plan filled with gimmicks and phony spending cuts.
Senator Reid's plan does not include the meaningful reforms for which the American people are looking. I urge my Democratic colleagues in the Senate to pull either the Cut, Cap and Balance Act or the Budget Control Act of 2011 off the table and to hold a vote on legislation that provides long-term solutions to our fiscal challenges. These bills provide the necessary reforms to restore our nation's fiscal order and most importantly, will require a vote on a balanced budget amendment.
Time is running out—and we cannot waste any more of it voting on legislation that the American people do not want. It is time for our Democratic colleagues to join with us to send the President a bill that cuts and caps spending, while advancing a balanced budget amendment."
H.R. 2693 failed to pass by a vote of 173-246.
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