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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
Senate’s
debate
of
a
continuing
spending
resolution,
which
funds
government
operations
in
absence
of
a
federal
budget.
“The
primary
issue
on
everyone’s
mind
this
week
is
defunding
Obamacare
–
and
rightfully
so.
The
Unaffordable
Care
Act
is
raising
premiums,
forcing
millions
of
Americans
into
part-time
work,
and
raising
taxes
on
hardworking
American
families.
I
am
opposed
to
funding
Obamacare,
plain
and
simple,
and
my
votes
this
week
will
reflect
that.
“However,
we
continue
to
overlook
another
major
point
as
we
deal
with
our
country’s
latest
budget
crisis.
Short-term,
month-to-month
budgeting
is
no
way
to
run
a
government.
Even
if
we
manage
to
avoid
a
government
shutdown
by
early
next
week,
we
will
be
debating
the
same
question
in
just
a
few
short
months.
We
can’t
continue
to
place
a
band
aid
on
Washington’s
failure
to
pass
a
responsible,
long-term
budget.
“When
families
sit
down
to
plan
their
budgets,
they
are
forced
to
make
tough
choices
–
like
how
to
save
for
college,
or
simply
how
to
get
food
on
the
dinner
table
that
week.
When
small
businesses
open
their
doors,
they
have
a
plan
to
meet
their
payroll
and
keep
their
doors
open
with
the
revenue
they
bring
in.
The
federal
government
has
repeatedly
failed
to
play
by
these
same
rules,
and
as
a
result,
we
move
from
crisis
to
crisis
with
no
solution
on
the
horizon
for
our
growing
fiscal
mess.
The
ongoing
process
of
governing
by
continuing
resolution
does
not
adjust
for
programs
that
are
inefficient,
duplicative
or
are
just
plain
broken.
The
government
grows
ever
bigger
and
laden
with
bureaucratic
hurdles
that
hurt
our
economy
and
hurt
our
families.
“Congress
hasn’t
completed
all
12
regular
spending
bills
on
time
since
1997.
And
this
year,
Congress
hasn’t
yet
passed
any
of
these
bills.
As
a
result,
our
debt
continues
to
rise,
and
the
only
action
Washington
could
dream
up
to
cut
spending
was
an
ill-advised
sequester
that
disproportionately
affects
our
defense
capabilities
and
targets
our
troops
while
our
country
is
at
war.
“A
big
part
of
the
solution
here
is
not
rocket
science:
Pass
a
budget.
Pass
all
12
appropriations
bills.
Show
some
fiscal
foresight.
While
Obamacare
is
certainly
more
than
enough
reason
to
oppose
the
current
continuing
resolution,
I
will
not
support
this
stopgap
spending
measure
and
further
grind
our
budgeting
process
to
a
halt.”
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