US House votes down raising the debt ceiling 318-97
And 82 Democrats joined the Republican caucus for the vote. Obama wanted a "clean" up and down vote on his ability to send us further into debt – NO spending cuts or promises attached.
This is a TEA Party victory over those that would commit us to financial servitude.
For the opprobrium we put him through for the last vote, it is nice to see that my Congressman, Frank Guinta, did the right thing this time, so in sticking with the ‘Grok motto of "Spank’em when they’re wrong, thank’em when they’re right": Thank you
REP. GUINTA VOTES AGAINST CLEAN BILL TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING
“I said “No!” to giving the government another ride on the carte blanche money merry-go-round.”
(WASHINGTON – May 31, 2011) U.S. Representative Frank Guinta (R, NH-01) voted Tuesday evening against H.R. 1954, a clean bill authorizing an additional $2.4 trillion increase in the federal government debt ceiling…
…Guinta said his vote against increasing the debt ceiling is an important step in restoring fiscal responsibility to the nation’s finances. “Today Congress faced a choice. The President sought this vote on a clean bill, and he got it. We could have stuck with the same old policies he has pushed for two years: borrow and spend, then borrow and spend even more. But that isn’t what Granite Staters want. So I voted to go in a different direction. The people sent me to Washington to bring spending under control, not to create deeper debt and deeper deficits. That’s why I said “No!” to giving the government another ride on the carte blanche money merry-go-round.”
… “Job creators are reluctant to expand when there is no sign of self-restraint coming from Washington. We must put our nation’s financial house in order and give job creators the confidence they need to expand and hire new employees. Voting against this measure is an important step toward giving them that confidence.”
….When asked about the possibility of a similar bill coming for a vote later this summer, Guinta said, “I will only consider raising the debt ceiling in another bill later on if –and only if– it contains significant cuts in federal spending and meaningful budgetary reforms. Otherwise, I will vote ‘no’ again. ”
We’ll be watching….
