McNerney Rejects Budget Solutions, Lacks Leadership Americans Want to See

March 15, 2011

FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Russ Carnahan (MO-03), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Mark Critz (PA-12), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Maurice Hinchey (NY-22), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Rush Holt (NJ-12), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Mike McIntyre (NC-07), Jerry McNerney (CA-11), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Betty Sutton (OH-13), John Tierney (MA-06), Niki Tsongas (MA-05), Anthony Weiner (NY-09), John Yarmuth (KY-03)

McNerney Rejects Budget Solutions, Lacks Leadership Americans Want to See

California Democrat Votes Against Common-Sense Budget Plan to Prevent Government Shutdown

Washington — President Obama and Democrats in Congress like Jerry McNerney continue to demonstrate a baffling lack of leadership on addressing the impending fiscal crisis. McNerney failed to lead today when he voted against a stopgap resolution to make badly needed common-sense cuts and avert a government shutdown. House Democrats have now been given two opportunities to make smart cuts that extend deadlines so that a spending cut plan can be worked out, and McNerney has so far stood with Leader Pelosi in flatly rejecting anything but the status quo.

“Despite our projected $1.65 trillion federal deficit, Jerry McNerney continues to dutifully follow along with Nancy Pelosi by opposing comprehensive plans to restore fiscal sanity and set the foundation for private sector job creation,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “McNerney has talked about fiscal responsibility while back in California, but his efforts in Washington have remained dedicated to maintaining the big-spending status quo instead of leading the way forward to fiscal and economic recovery.”

Jerry McNerney today voted against the second stopgap continuing resolution offered in the House. (H.J. Res. 48, Roll Call #179: Passed 271-158: R 186-54; D 85-104, 3/15/11)

Jerry McNerney continues to reject comprehensive proposals for debt reduction while offering no serious plan of his own. When it came time to vote again today, McNerney simply continued his efforts to help Nancy Pelosi protect the old status quo of limitless spending and job-crushing debt.

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