Washington, D.C. – Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) released the following statement after voting against the continuing resolution (CR) proposed Thursday evening:
“With more than 77 million votes cast, the American people and East Texans delivered a clear mandate for President Trump and Republicans to cut the wasteful spending plaguing our nation and restore fiscal sanity to Washington. While I stand firmly with President Trump’s efforts to rebuild our economy and rein in government waste, I cannot support a blank check for spending in the form of a two-year debt limit increase that will—no doubt—enlarge the burden of debt for future generations of Americans and continue to be an encumbrance against our liberty. We will never reduce our national debt by increasing the debt ceiling without meaningful spending cuts and pro-growth policies in return. And, we will never get inflation under control by simply spending more money that we do not have. As a result, I could not support this proposed short-term continuing resolution.
“I was hired by the people of East Texas to apply conservative principles consistently and equally. As a fiscal hawk dedicated to reducing spending and lowering taxes, I voted against raising the debt ceiling two years ago because it was open-ended and did not come with adequate policy wins or spending cuts. And, I must now apply those same principles. Debt and spending are two of the biggest enemies of the American people. Meaningful solutions to restore the fiscal health of our nation will come through regular order, not more continuing resolutions with added debt. I look forward to working with President Trump to advance conservative budget priorities, cut wasteful government spending, and get our country back on track under unified Republican leadership come January.”
