Turner comments on debt limit vote
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Third District Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, released the following statement upon the House rejecting an increase of the nation’s statutory debt limit:
“This evening, a bipartisan majority of the House recognized that Washington cannot continue its path of excessive spending, without enacting real reforms that will cut spending and create jobs," Turner said.
The House voted 318-97 against raising the nation's borrowing limit by over $2 trillion, with 97 Democrats in the minority voting for the measure.
"Over the past four years, I have voted against $2.3 trillion of government spending. The growth of our economy and a balanced budget will not be realized by borrowing an additional $2 trillion we don’t have and passing the bill on to American families.
"In the past five years alone, our national debt has increased $4.8 trillion, or 15 percent per year. Nearly a third of that debt was accumulated in the past three years and can be directly attributed to deficit spending and the unsustainable growth of our entitlement programs.
"It’s time to get serious about our budget and our priorities. In order to balance our budget and begin to pay off this massive debt, we must begin to make the tough choices that have been put off for far too long.”
"Tonight's vote shows the House is listening to the American people," House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester, said.[[In-content Ad]]
“This evening, a bipartisan majority of the House recognized that Washington cannot continue its path of excessive spending, without enacting real reforms that will cut spending and create jobs," Turner said.
The House voted 318-97 against raising the nation's borrowing limit by over $2 trillion, with 97 Democrats in the minority voting for the measure.
"Over the past four years, I have voted against $2.3 trillion of government spending. The growth of our economy and a balanced budget will not be realized by borrowing an additional $2 trillion we don’t have and passing the bill on to American families.
"In the past five years alone, our national debt has increased $4.8 trillion, or 15 percent per year. Nearly a third of that debt was accumulated in the past three years and can be directly attributed to deficit spending and the unsustainable growth of our entitlement programs.
"It’s time to get serious about our budget and our priorities. In order to balance our budget and begin to pay off this massive debt, we must begin to make the tough choices that have been put off for far too long.”
"Tonight's vote shows the House is listening to the American people," House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester, said.[[In-content Ad]]