Reps. Walorski, Stutzman Address 'No' Vote on Shutdown, Default Deal
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Both Indiana U.S. senators voted Wednesday night in favor of the deal that avoided default and ended the federal shutdown, but House members from Indiana were split. Republican Sen. Dan Coats joined Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly, one of 14 architects of the deal, in approving the emergency measure to temporarily raise the nation’s borrowing limit and end the 16-day partial shutdown. U.S. Reps. Pete Visclosky, (D-Dist. 1), Susan Brooks (R-Dist-5), Andre Carson, (D-Dist. 7) and Todd Young (R-Dist. 9) also voted for the deal. But U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Dist. 2), Marlin Stutzman (R-Dist. 3), Todd Rokita (R-Dist. 4), Luke Messer (R-Dist. 6) and Larry Bucshon (R-Dist. 8) voted no. Walorski said in a Facebook post that she does not support defaulting on the nation’s debt and is glad a deal was reached, “allowing more time for the House and Senate to reach a long-term compromise. However, without any spending cuts or budget reforms aimed at getting our fiscal house in order, I could not support this plan.” Stutzman released a statement Wednesday saying the deal “does nothing to provide relief of” Obamacare or the national debt “or end special treatment for Members of Congress under Obamacare and therefore I will oppose it.” Stutzman made national headlines Oct. 2 when he told the Washington Examiner, “We’re not going to be disrespected. We have to get something out of this. And I don’t know what that even is.” President Obama seized on the remark during a speech in Rockville, Md., the next day. “If you're being disrespected, it's because of that attitude that you've got that you deserve to get something for doing your job,” he was quoted as saying. “You have already gotten the opportunity to serve the American people… So the American people aren’t in the mood to give you a goodie bag to go with it.” Stutzman’s office responded that the representative had “misrepresented” the budget debate, and that “(d)espite my remarks it's clear that the American people want both parties to come to the table to reopen the government.”
