Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Andy Harris voted against the debt ceiling increase. The plan did not require passage of a balanced budget amendment, which Rep. Harris feels is essential to bringing permanent common sense accountability to Washington.
“A balanced budget amendment is the only way to make sure the federal government spends what it takes in and lives within its means,” said Rep. Andy Harris. “Over the past few weeks I have repeatedly voted for reasonable proposals to raise the debt ceiling that included passage of a balanced budget amendment. But I didn’t come to Washington to continue writing blank checks. Maryland’s families and job creators sent me to Congress to permanently change the way Washington does business. I appreciate Speaker Boehner’s remarkable, historic efforts to craft a proposal to solve the debt ceiling issue. But today’s debt ceiling deal just doesn’t go far enough to build an environment for job creation by requiring passage of a balanced budget amendment to bring permanent common sense accountability to Washington.”
Currently, the U.S. Government has a national debt of $14.3 trillion and runs an annual deficit of $1.65 trillion.
11 comments:
Good for you Andy!
Hell IM Taboo here but way to go Doc, way to go. I always saw it in you. You have to stand for something cause if you dont, nothing else matters. Thats what I call man-n-up. Good job.
THANK YOU ANDY!
He has now justified my vote and my disdain for Kratovil.
finaly a rep. that votes the way his constituents approve of. Thank You Dr. Andy
k.nichols
Dave Letterman put it the best. Apparently, for the Tea party, getting everything they wanted was not enough.
There will never, ever be a Balance Budget Amendment approved by Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States of America without first eliminating entitlement programs (welfare, social security, food stamps, free health care, etc,). Stop wasting our time Andy by voting "NO" on a Bill because it doesn't include a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Begin balancing the budget by eliminating entitlement programs, then you'll have a balanced budget.
BTW: Go luck eliminating entitlement programs.
Great job Andy, 11:41 David Letterman is an idiot and should shut his mouth
No balanced budget amendment will ever be ratified by the states. Quit being a one-trick pony Andy.
My vote counted. Thank you Andy.
Wow, now I see why we have such execrable schools and terrible infrastructure here on the Eastern shore. Keep up the vitriol, wingers, and also keep up with the Bay pollution, "no climate change, here" and NIMBY - me-first attitude. Well, maybe just until YOU need the services. Better get ready to wear someone's moccasins, and you WILL.
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