WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released
the following statement on Friday, February 9 after his vote against the budget deal that will add
over $300 billion to the federal deficit:
"We cannot keep
governing from manufactured crisis to manufactured crisis. Right now, our
constituents expect us to find common ground on a sensible solution that
responsibly funds our government and protects Dreamers. Between this
bill, which adds over $300 billion to the nation’s credit card, and the
unpaid-for tax law, which will add billions more, Congress has now voted to add
over $1 trillion to the federal deficit in just under two months. While
focusing on these irresponsible plans, the Speaker of the House, unlike the
Senate Majority Leader, has refused to take any action or even commit to have a
fair and open debate on legislation for our Dreamers. This is not
responsible governing. Republicans and Democrats must sit down and negotiate
in order to pass legislation that advances the priorities of all Americans
today and for future generations. This bill does not meet the values that
we share on the central coast of California."
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