FROM REP. HEATH SHULER'S OFFICE
Today [Aug. 1] U.S. Representative Heath Shuler released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan debt limit compromise:
“Allowing our nation to default on its obligations and jeopardizing the full faith and credit of the United States should never have been even remotely possible. Sadly however, some on the extreme right and left of the political spectrum were more committed to protecting their ideological purity than they were to protecting America’s best interests. That stubbornness has shaken the global financial markets and risked stalling our already fragile economic recovery. Today, at the eleventh hour, we were presented a path forward that ensures America continues to meet its obligations. This path is not the best possible path, but it does move us in the right direction, and to govern is to compromise. I am hopeful that the new Joint Committee will reflect the values of the majority of the American people, not just the partisans on both extremes. I look forward to working with the members of that Committee and members on both sides of the aisle committed to reducing spending and balancing the federal budget.”
The debt limit compromise passed the House by a margin of 269 to 161.
Today [Aug. 1] U.S. Representative Heath Shuler released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan debt limit compromise:
“Allowing our nation to default on its obligations and jeopardizing the full faith and credit of the United States should never have been even remotely possible. Sadly however, some on the extreme right and left of the political spectrum were more committed to protecting their ideological purity than they were to protecting America’s best interests. That stubbornness has shaken the global financial markets and risked stalling our already fragile economic recovery. Today, at the eleventh hour, we were presented a path forward that ensures America continues to meet its obligations. This path is not the best possible path, but it does move us in the right direction, and to govern is to compromise. I am hopeful that the new Joint Committee will reflect the values of the majority of the American people, not just the partisans on both extremes. I look forward to working with the members of that Committee and members on both sides of the aisle committed to reducing spending and balancing the federal budget.”
The debt limit compromise passed the House by a margin of 269 to 161.
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He wants his cake and eat it too. Duh!
He’s thinks we are dumb asses.
By Viking
08/02/2011
Rep Shuler, I just read your comment on extreme Right and Left People. Who are you comparing to the Extreme Left? I think the people the Republicans in the house were just trying to stop the extreme left from breaking our country. I saw where you voted for the bills they brought forth. The first one with the balanced budget amendment, they would not even bring up in the Senate because of the extreme leader Harry Reid. I do not think there would be a one of the conservative Tea Party people who would be as careless as that. Thank you for your time
Shirley Slaughter
By Shirley Slaughter
08/03/2011