Gingrey Statement on House Passage of Budget Control Act

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (GA-11) today issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing of the Budget Control Act of 2011: 

"Ten days ago my colleagues and I in the House proudly passed the first and only bill to enact immediate and long-term spending reforms while also raising the debt ceiling. Instead of the Senate following our and the American people's lead and rising to the occasion to protect our nation's well-being, they voted to table the bill.  

"Today, the House voted and passed yet another bill – the Budget Control Act of 2011. This legislation ensures that we cut more than we borrow, places enforceable caps on spending, and makes further debt ceiling increases contingent on a balanced budget amendment being sent to the states. It advances the underlying principles of Cut, Cap and Balance and ensures we can begin moving in the right direction.

"The time to act is now. We can no longer pass our nation's most consequential problems on to future generations to bear, which is why I've stood behind the principles to cut and cap spending and balance the budget. With the passage of the Cut, Cap and Balance Act and the Budget Control Act, House Republicans are taking the lead to restore fiscal sanity to America." 

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Budget Control Act of 2011 by a vote of 218 to 210.