Jeff Miller Slams Agreement to End Shutdown, Raise Debt Ceiling

While enough Republicans voted to end the 16-day federal shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., ripped the agreement and voted against it.

I am deeply disappointed with the agreement crafted by the Senate, Miller said late Wednesday. I cannot in good conscience support this deal because it does absolutely nothing to reduce the almost incomprehensible debt this government continues to accumulate. This bill simply kicks the can down the road even further and maintains the unsustainable fiscal path toward a debt-induced collapse.

The American people deserve better than this, and I will continue to work hard toward sensible spending reforms that bend the curve toward a balanced budget, Miller added. We have to get serious about a real reduction in spending, and these reductions should be negotiated with our Senate counterparts and the president, as the founders intended.