[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                VOTE ``NO'' ON DEBT CEILING LEGISLATION

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the 
majority's debt ceiling proposal.
  Democrats and Republicans agree that raising the Federal debt is 
unsustainable, that the default is absolutely unacceptable, and that we 
must set our country on a course of fiscal responsibility. But the 
majority's unwillingness to propose a solution that has any chance of 
working is putting our economy at risk and threatening the wage earners 
and senior citizens of America. We can find good solutions, but this 
bill is not the way.
  Now, in the few days that we have left, it will take all of us 
working together to find sensible solutions. Americans expect 
leadership from the President to solve this budget stalemate, and 
alternatives to the bill do exist.
  Americans want jobs, jobs, jobs and a responsible budget. There is a 
better approach that protects wage earners and senior citizens. I urge 
my colleagues to oppose this legislation we are considering today.

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