First State Times

WASHINGTON ­– U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which prevented the United States from defaulting on its debts:

“I am relieved that the Senate has come together to avert default and pull the United States back from the brink of economic disaster. President Biden and his negotiating team produced a deal that will put reasonable constraints on spending while defending his key accomplishments and the programs on which so many Delawareans rely. It’s proof of what can happen when you have a president willing to reach across the aisle and deliver results for the American people.

“While I am happy to have this crisis behind us, the fact remains that the House majority never should have put us at risk of a disastrous, self-inflicted default in the first place. We should prevent the debt ceiling from being used as a political hostage and stop allowing our country to be taken up to the edge of default.”

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