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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement
regarding
his
votes
on
the
continuing
resolution
that
will
fund
government
operations
in
absence
of
a
federal
budget.
Senator
Scott
voted
‘no,’
both
on
cloture
and
on
passage
of
the
bill.
“I
am
opposed
to
Obamacare,
plain
and
simple,
and
I
fully
support
repealing
the
law
and
preventing
further
harm
to
American
families
and
businesses.
The
Unaffordable
Care
Act
is
raising
premiums,
forcing
millions
into
part-time
work,
and
raising
taxes
on
our
families.
It’s
time
to
repeal
the
law
and
move
on.
However,
we
are
overlooking
another
major
point
as
we
deal
with
our
country’s
latest
budget
crisis.
“I
opposed
this
continuing
resolution
for
the
same
reason
I
opposed
the
previous
one
earlier
this
year.
The
process
of
using
continuing
resolutions
–
short-term,
month-to-month
budgeting
–
represents
a
failure
of
one
of
our
most
basic
duties.
Congress
needs
to
uphold
its
duty
to
pass
a
real
budget
that
confronts
our
spending
crisis
and
scales
back
our
overgrown
government.
Even
if
we
manage
to
avoid
a
shutdown
in
the
next
few
days,
we
will
be
having
this
same
debate
again
in
just
six
weeks.
We
are
perpetually
moving
from
crisis
to
crisis
with
no
thought
given
to
how
to
address
the
larger
issue
of
spending
and
fiscal
solvency.
“This
is
no
way
to
run
a
government.
Families
and
businesses
know
they
have
to
get
by
on
the
money
that
comes
in
and
adjust
as
circumstances
change.
We
eliminate
unnecessary
expenses,
save
when
we
can,
and
always
have
an
eye
toward
the
future.
Washington
has
repeatedly
failed
to
play
by
these
same
rules.
The
process
of
Band
Aid
budgeting
does
not
adjust
for
inefficient,
duplicative,
and
wasteful
programs.
We
merely
march
forward
with
an
even
bigger
government
bogged
down
by
greater
bureaucratic
hurdles
that
hurt
our
economy
and
hurt
our
families.
“I
applaud
the
effort
to
defund
Obamacare
and
I
will
continue
to
be
a
strong
supporter
of
efforts
to
repeal
the
law.
However,
I
cannot
support
this
stopgap
spending
measure
and
further
grind
our
budgeting
process
to
a
halt.
It’s
time
for
Washington
to
show
some
fiscal
foresight
and
pass
a
real,
responsible,
long-term
budget.”
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