DeGette Statement on "Cut, Cap, and End Medicare" Bill

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement following House passage of H.R. 2560. The bill, which would require passage of a constitutional amendment out of both the House and Senate prior to raising the debt ceiling, includes cuts even steeper than the devastating Ryan budget and caps federal outlays at levels not seen since 1966.

"Today House Republicans voted to erase a half-century of progress by imposing draconian cuts to end the trusted programs that have secured America's seniors for decades. The vote was not only a distraction from finding realistic and reasonable solutions to the pressing issues at hand, but it actually brings us closer to a devastating default crisis. With less than two weeks until the US defaults on its bills, I call on the remaining moderates in the Republican caucus to join with moderate Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, so we can get back to work on creating jobs, responsibly reducing the deficit, and ensuring the long-term solvency of Medicare and Social Security."

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