The U.S. House just passed a revised debt-cutting plan pushed by Speaker John Boehner. The vote was 218-210. Florida went party line except Republicans Connie Mack of Fort Myers and Steve Southerland of Panama City voted no, joining 20 other GOP lawmakers who felt the measure did not cut enough.
Reaction:
Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation: “I learned when I was a solider at Fort Irwin National Training Center that when Officers waste too much time trying to come up with the perfect plan, they fall short because they are too inflexible or divided to see the path to victory. However, if you can come up with a 70-75 percent plan and execute it well, then you can win- and that’s what we have in the Budget Control Act.”
Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami: “I believe we need a clean debt ceiling increase to pay our bills and honor our obligations, but the Tea Party insists on holding our economy hostage to their extreme ideological agenda. I refuse to take part in this dangerous game.” … Read more
SPTimes/ Leary/ 07/29/2011
House passes retooled Boehner debt plan
FLatinConnect/ Arnoldo Varona, Editor
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