Camp Statement on Debt Ceiling Increase Disapproval Resolution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means on Sept. 14, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Wednesday in response to passage of the H.J.Res.77, The Debt Ceiling Increase Disapproval Resolution:

“Washington must demonstrate it is serious about ending its ‘spend now and pay later’ ways. Although we took a significant step in the right direction with bipartisan passage of the Budget Control Act, today’s vote sends a clear signal that the House is serious about reducing government spending, paying down the debt and creating a better climate for economic growth and job creation."

Source: U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means