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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today praising House passage of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4970):
While President Obama was telling Congressional leaders he wants to raise the debt limit without any spending cuts or reforms, Senate Democrats were preparing to reject his budget – unanimously.
Senior White House officials were “involved in negotiating and approving” a deal with the pharmaceutical industry to win its backing for a government takeover of health care that is now making it harder for small businesses to hire workers, a new House Energy & Commerce Committee memo reveals.
Because of the president’s failed economic and fiscal policies, a debt limit increase is looming again. The alternative is default, which would be economically disastrous.
Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) led a press conference this morning previewing today’s House vote on legislation (H.R. 4970) renewing funding for the Violence Against Women Act.