Chuck Fleischmann votes against revised Budget Control Act of 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Chuck Fleischmann voted against The Budget Control Act of 2011.

“I applaud Speaker Boehner, and our entire leadership team, for bringing a strong Conservative voice to the negotiating table. They were faced with a Democratically-controlled Senate and a Democratic White House, yet they were able to continue turning the conversation in this country to how much we will cut spending instead of how much we will increase spending. However, I was not able to support the bill that was put forward,” Fleischmann said.

“I have said all along that a debt ceiling raise must be accompanied by a Balanced Budget Amendment and significant budget reforms. While ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’, and an earlier version of the ‘Budget Control Act’, did these things, the bill put forth today did not do so. As Senator Marco Rubio said this weekend, ‘Compromise that is not a solution is a waste of time.’ Unfortunately, the bill today did not provide real, long-term solutions.”