“This is the ‘Game Changer’ America Needs;
A Smart Solution to an Urgent Problem”

Washington, D.C. - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today after voting for H.R. 2560, the “Cut, Cap, and Balance” plan, to reduce government spending and balance the federal budget:

“In 2006, then-Senator Obama voted against raising the debt ceiling - calling the rising national debt a ‘sign of leadership failure.’  Now President Obama is asking the Congress to raise the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion in order to pay for many of his expensive policy initiatives.  Before we ask each American family for an additional $20,000 – before we saddle every American family with an extra $20,000 in debt – we have to start cutting up those credit cards and change the way Washington spends money.  ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ does exactly that.”

The “Cut, Cap, and Balance” plan takes the following actions:

   1. Cut – It will cut spending by more than $110 billion in the next fiscal year – consistent with the Ryan budget. 

   2. Cap – It will enact spending caps to limit the amount of money the government can spend next year and well into the future.

   3. Balance - It will require the passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment.  Forty-nine states already require a balanced budget by law, and there’s no reason the federal government can’t do the same. 

Rep. McMorris Rodgers spoke about “Cut, Cap, and Balance” and the debt ceiling negotiations at today’s Leadership press conference.  To watch her remarks, click here.