WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement Friday after House Republicans walked away from debt talks with the White House:
“Republicans have repeatedly walked away from serious debt talks, insisting the best way to prevent a default of our nation’s debt is to protect tax breaks for millionaires and oil companies and balance the budget on the backs of the middle class and the poor. They were wrong before and they are wrong now.
The only solution to our debt crisis is a balanced approach that raises revenues and cuts spending. Our focus now should be on avoiding a default and the catastrophic consequences it would have on our economy. Short term solutions are not enough. It’s time for bipartisan leadership, not partisan gamesmanship.”
Source: durbin.senate.gov
