Nolan Decries Today’s House Adjournment

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WASHINGTON D.C.--Following today’s House vote to adjourn rather than remain in session to continue to seek a solution to the looming sequester, Minnesota’s 8th District Congressman Rick Nolan issued the following statement:

“With millions of jobs and our nation’s economy in the balance, and only four legislative days left until the March first sequester triggering drastic, across the board spending cuts that will negatively affect every senior citizen, every child, and every middle class family in my district and across America, the Republican leadership adjourned the Congress this morning for nine days.

I stood with our Democratic leadership and voted against the resolution to adjourn.

Politics aside, the people of Minnesota’s 8th District expect and demand that their Congress stay at work to achieve a bipartisan, balanced solution to our budget and debt situation – a solution that includes responsible spending cuts, increased revenues, and economic growth to generate the middle class jobs we so desperately need.

We simply cannot continue to govern this great nation by crisis management. I will continue to do all within my power to get this Congress working again for middle class Americans who expect no less.”

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