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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Kinzinger: 'This Reverses the Failed Trajectory of Our Country'

Rep. Adam Kinzinger voted in favor of the Budget Control Act, which passed the House on Monday.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-11th) voted in favor Monday of the last-minute Budget Control Act, which raised the U.S. debt ceiling and made spending cuts. The House passed the act, 269-161, and needs to go before the Senate on Tuesday for approval. Here is an excerpt of Kinzinger's statement, released after the vote: Over the course of seven months, House Republicans have changed the conversation in Washington from where to spend, to where to cut and how much. This legislation reverses the failed trajectory of our country.   The bipartisan approach forces Washington to maintain a strong focus on cutting spending and includes much of the same framework as the House-passed bill. It cuts more spending than the increase in the debt limit and it does…

Russ

8:58 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2011

oh ,I get it then the "Fat Cats" get another tax decrease and really avoid paying their fair share.The Freebies you mention are not free ,they are not entitlements.TP ,the working class has paid for social security, medicare and medicaid all of their careers.The Flat tax schemes that I have seen have not been good for the average American.As far as the "Freebies" ,I have worked for 40 years and …   more ›

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