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Congressman Rush Supports Debt Ceiling Deal ‘To Avert a Fiscal Crisis of Major Proportions’
Bobby Rush cast a 'yes' vote Monday to support the debt ceiling compromise.
As the U.S. Senate prepared to vote on a debt ceiling deal that passed through the House of Representatives on Monday by a count of 269 to 161, Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) said he’s confident that the compromise both sides made Sunday will be in the best interest of the American people. The proposed deal allows for robust U.S. borrowing by the Treasury in exchange for more than $2 trillion in long-term spending cuts. By voting "yes," Rush said, "I stand in support of the President and bipartisan leaders who were determined to avert a fiscal crisis of major proportions.” “… I realize that not raising the debt ceiling would have destabilized American households and increased worries and concerns among many hard-hit seniors, the unemployed and …
Russ
12:54 am on Wednesday, August 3, 2011
I guess both sides have reasons not to like this bill.The fact is the CBO says that this bill will reduce the debt.I feel that the only way to reduce unemployment is to create jobs . The "job creators" ( Wealthy corporations) have made record profits but, are not creating jobs. So the government needs to put people back to work with infrastructure and green energy jobs.Unfortunately the very … more ›