DeGette Statement on Reid Proposal

WASHINGTON-- US Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response toSpeaker Boehner's politically-motivated, and completely symbolic, vote on theReid plan to address the debt ceiling. DeGette voted for the bill as a morebalanced approach to address the looming default crisis than any of theunworkable solutions proposed by the House Republicans.

"Iam deeply disappointed that with so little time left before our nation defaultson its obligations, the Republican leaders have chosen to waste precious timewith this political stunt. Once again they are showing the American people theywill continue to place their 'my way or the highway' intransigence above thegood of the country. Our nation cannot continue to bear this irresponsibility.

"Itis time to pay our bills, avoid a default, and turn our attention to gettingour fiscal house in order and getting Americans back to work. SenatorReid's plan - while far from perfect - is certainly a more balanced approach todeficit reduction and does not mandate cuts to Medicare, Social Security, andeducation. Now, in the eleventh hour, for the sake of the Americanpeople, I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to stop thegamesmanship and finally embrace a fundamental tenet of our democracy:compromise."

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