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Late last month, the US House of Representatives passed the "No Budget, No Pay Act", which, among other things, temporarily extended the nation's debt ceiling. The Senate followed suit the week before last, and the President signed the bill into law. I voted for the bill. Here's why:
By: Pete Kasperowicz
The House on Tuesday rejected a Republican amendment that would have forced the government to pay for a $17 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill with a 1.63 percent cut to discretionary programs.
Last week the Congress approved the so-called "fiscal cliff" agreement. I voted against the final version of deal. The reason is pretty simple: the agreement raised spending. Again. Indeed, its passage seems to reaffirm a disturbing truth about today's Washington: compromises always lead to more spending, more debt, and too often, more taxes.
How We Know the President Isn't Serious About Averting the Fiscal Cliff
By: Mick Mulvaney
Charlotte-area lawmakers added to banking panel
Reps. Mulvaney, Pittenger, join McHenry, Watt on key congressional committee
By Jim Morrill
jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com