(WSET) — During Wednesday night’s vote over the debt ceiling, all three local Republican Congressmen voted against the deal.
House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden created the deal in order to get it passed before the June 5 deadline.
The bill passed tonight with a final vote of 314 to 117.
Before going into the vote, 5th District Congressman Morgan Griffith was leaning towards not voting on it because he wanted to read more of it.
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Griffith voted ‘no’ Wednesday night.
6th District Congressman Ben Cline tweeted earlier this morning that he was opposed to the bill because he could not “in good conscience vote four a roughly $4 trillion dollar debt increase.”
Moments after Wednesday night’s vote, Congressman Cline issued a statement saying the following:
“Joe Biden’s policies have put America on a race to the bottom, and his debt limit agreement further rewards business-as-usual. The American people and Virginia’s Sixth District demand and deserve fundamental change in how Washington operates. That’s why I voted no on this deal.”
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ABC13 spoke with 5th District Congressman Bob Good moments before he headed into House chambers to vote.
The congressman said he could not vote for the deal because it would increase the national debt, doesn’t cut the IRS expansion, hurts the American people, and so much more.
“What we’ve done is given the Democrats, given the country, given to Congress quite frankly, a new credit card to spend more money that the taxpayers – our kids and grandkids – one day will have to pay,” Congressman Good said. “It’s terrible for the country.”
ABC13 also asked him what he and his colleagues will do for the American people going forward in response to the bill.
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“We’re gonna be looking to cut spending, cut it back to what’s necessary to keep the American people safe to protect their freedoms and their liberties, yes to have a limited safety net for those who are unable to take care of themselves,” Congressman Good said. “And we’re gonna try to use the appropriations process to bring some fiscal balance.”
After lawmakers passed the debt ceiling bill Wednesday night, it will head to the Senate to be voted on.