Bloomfield Legislator Lambasts GOP Over 'Cliff' Delay
U.S. Rep. Gary Peters votes in favor of legislation late Tuesday to address expiring Bush-era tax cuts while delaying spending cuts; against legislation to freeze congressional, federal worker pay.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Tuesday night 257-167 to endorse a Senate vote early Tuesday morning on a bill to avert the so-called "Fiscal Cliff", as tax cuts passed when George W. Bush was President expired Jan. 1, in addition to automatic spending cuts which were delayed. According to U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, (D-9th District) the "cliff" never should have happened. Peters voted in favor of legislation which was approved less than 24 hours after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the legislation. "I have been exceptionally frustrated by the Republicans' insistence on drawing out this self-inflicted crisis until the last possible moment," the Bloomfield Hills native Congressman, now in his third term, wrote in a statement …
Mark Itall
3:14 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013
The correct translation for Mr. Peter's "self-inflicted crisis" is "I don't care that the US will go the way of Greece very soon if we keep spending like this". He may not even be able to comprehend it. more ›