House passes 2nd Bill increasing the debt ceiling limit, the responsibility now rests on Sen. Reid and Pres. Obama

Washington, D.C. –Today Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) issued the following statement after the House passed a revised version of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Diaz-Balart comments:

“Today, House Republicans stood together and passed a second bill that not only grants the President’s request to raise the debt ceiling limit but also cuts spending, caps future spending and lays the groundwork for a Balanced Budget Amendment – without raising taxes. This bill is not a short-term Band-Aid. This bill begins to tackle the disease that has been taking over Washington for a very long time: out-of-control spending. I urge Senate Democrats to pass at least one of the two alternative House plans in their possession that increases the debt ceiling limit; if they fail to do so, the consequences rest solely on them and President Obama.”