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Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting against the latest Senate-led effort to ignore the monumental fiscal challenges facing the United States:

"Unfortunately, the measure voted on in the House this evening fails to address the very issue that got us into this position in the first place - Washington's out of control spending. I am extremely disappointed that Harry Reid and the Senate did not negotiate in good faith throughout this process.

"This could have been an opportunity to enact meaningful and necessary reforms to help families across West Michigan as well as take steps forward to get our nation's fiscal house in order. Instead, the Administration, working hand in hand with the Senate, again chose to run down the clock and kick the can down the road with no significant structural changes.

"Worst of all, this legislation further codifies the notion that it is acceptable to have one set of rules for everyday Americans, while those who make the rules in Congress and the Obama Administration merely exempt themselves from provisions they do not agree with. This runs counter to the ideals in which our nation was founded upon and I will continue to fight against a 'two-tiered' system that circumvents the rule of law."