Turner, Jordan break ranks with GOP on debt ceiling vote
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After months of wrangling, two Ohio Republicans, including Third District Rep. Mike Turner, voted against a compromise bill Monday evening to increase the federal debt ceiling.
Congressman Jim Jordan, an Urbana Republican, also voted against the bill.
The House of Representatives passed the compromise bill to increase the debt ceiling by a 269-161 vote, as 174 Republicans and 95 Democrats supported the legislation.
The U.S. Senate was expected Tuesday to approve a plan to avert a debt default that "would have wreaked havoc through the global economy," Economic Tines reported.
President Barack Obama supports the House plan to raise the limit on U.S. borrowing and enact at least $2.1 trillion in spending cuts over a 10-year period.
In a previous news release, Turner, a Centerville Republican, issued this statement on raising the debt level: "Washington cannot continue its path of excessive spending, without enacting real reforms that will cut spending and create jobs. Over the past four years, I have voted against $2.3 trillion of government spending. The growth of our economy and a balanced budget will not be realized by borrowing an additional $2 trillion we don’t have and passing the bill on to American families.
"In the past five years alone, our national debt has increased $4.8 trillion, or 15 percent per year. Nearly a third of that debt was accumulated in the past three years and can be directly attributed to deficit spending and the unsustainable growth of our entitlement programs. It’s time to get serious about our budget and our priorities. In order to balance our budget and begin to pay off this massive debt, we must begin to make the tough choices that have been put off for far too long.”
Here's how Ohio members of Congress voted on the bill to increase the debt ceiling:
(YES)
Republicans: Steve Austria, John Boehner, Steve Chabot, Bob Gibbs, Bill Johnson, Steve LaTourette, Bob Latta, Jim Renacci, Jean Schmidt, Steve Stivers and Patrick Tiberi.
Democrats: None.
(NO)
Republicans: Mike Turner and Jim Jordan.
Democrats: Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur, Denis Kucinich, Tim Ryan and Betty Sutton.
Seven months after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote in favor of the bill.
She was warmly received and applauded by her colleagues in both parties.[[In-content Ad]]
Congressman Jim Jordan, an Urbana Republican, also voted against the bill.
The House of Representatives passed the compromise bill to increase the debt ceiling by a 269-161 vote, as 174 Republicans and 95 Democrats supported the legislation.
The U.S. Senate was expected Tuesday to approve a plan to avert a debt default that "would have wreaked havoc through the global economy," Economic Tines reported.
President Barack Obama supports the House plan to raise the limit on U.S. borrowing and enact at least $2.1 trillion in spending cuts over a 10-year period.
In a previous news release, Turner, a Centerville Republican, issued this statement on raising the debt level: "Washington cannot continue its path of excessive spending, without enacting real reforms that will cut spending and create jobs. Over the past four years, I have voted against $2.3 trillion of government spending. The growth of our economy and a balanced budget will not be realized by borrowing an additional $2 trillion we don’t have and passing the bill on to American families.
"In the past five years alone, our national debt has increased $4.8 trillion, or 15 percent per year. Nearly a third of that debt was accumulated in the past three years and can be directly attributed to deficit spending and the unsustainable growth of our entitlement programs. It’s time to get serious about our budget and our priorities. In order to balance our budget and begin to pay off this massive debt, we must begin to make the tough choices that have been put off for far too long.”
Here's how Ohio members of Congress voted on the bill to increase the debt ceiling:
(YES)
Republicans: Steve Austria, John Boehner, Steve Chabot, Bob Gibbs, Bill Johnson, Steve LaTourette, Bob Latta, Jim Renacci, Jean Schmidt, Steve Stivers and Patrick Tiberi.
Democrats: None.
(NO)
Republicans: Mike Turner and Jim Jordan.
Democrats: Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur, Denis Kucinich, Tim Ryan and Betty Sutton.
Seven months after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote in favor of the bill.
She was warmly received and applauded by her colleagues in both parties.[[In-content Ad]]