January 1, 2013                                                                   
Contact: Josh Britton
Phone: (202) 225-5037
E-mail: Josh.Britton@mail.house.gov

Rokita Votes Against Spending Increase – “We Are Still Hurtling Toward the Real Fiscal Cliff”

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today issued the following statement after voting to oppose the deal to increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars:

“I opposed this bill because we have a spending problem, and the deal sent over by the Senate makes it worse.  I will not consign our children to a debtors’ prison just to block President Obama’s tax hikes.

“While Congress and the White House have steered the nation around a fiscal pothole tonight, we are still hurtling toward the real fiscal cliff. We must get serious about our debt crisis before it’s too late,” said Rokita.

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