Although the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure Thursday to raise the national debt ceiling by $1.9 trillion, Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, voted against the bill — and against his party.
The legislation passed by a vote of 217-212, with 37 Democrats — including Perriello — voting with all House Republicans against the bill.
“I broke with my party and voted against this bill because we simply cannot take on more debt without a plan to pay for it,” Perriello said in an e-mail. “For years, neither party has provided a plan for bringing this vicious cycle to an end, and that must stop.”
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