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Ellmers votes against midnight budget gimmick
Story Date: 10/29/2015
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Source: PRESS RELEASE, 10/28/15
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC-02) released the following statement after the House voted on H.R. 1314, which would increase federal spending by $80 billion over the next two years.
“Not only was this 144-page budget made publicly available shortly before midnight on Monday, but we are being asked to vote on passage of the measure a mere 48 hours later. This is just one of many reasons why 2nd District constituents – and myself – remain frustrated with the ways of Washington. This “midnight budget” is no way to fund our military and instead makes harmful cuts to crop insurance, removing the certainty our farmers need to continue feeding America.”
“In the past, we have been promised that in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, we would curtail wasteful spending. However, we have yet to see these significant reforms or meaningful spending cuts materialize. I cannot support this fiscally irresponsible bill.”
Background:
H.R. 1314 would increase federal spending by $80 billion over two years and suspend the federal debt limit through 2017, allowing for the accumulation of approximately $1.5 trillion in new federal debt. This would amount to a total debt at the end of the suspension equaling roughly $19.6 trillion.
Additionally, this budget includes language that will impact the Federal Crop Insurance Program, which is a critical risk management tool for farmers and the agricultural community at-large.
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