WASHINGTON D.C. – WINA,

Congressional Representatives Bob Good (5th District) and Abigail Spanberger (7th District) have reacted to the U.S. House passing legislation to extend the Debt Ceiling.  Rep. Good, a Republican voted against the bill and offered his rationale in an interview with WRVA Radio’s Matt Demlein below:

Representative Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, voted for the legislation and released the following statement:

“Over the past few months, I’ve heard directly from Virginians who are deeply concerned about the impacts of a potential default. These Virginians are seniors, families, business owners, Veterans, federal employees, and more. Like me, they believe that we should pay our nation’s bills and stop our economy from tanking.

“In response, I have been very clear — my chief responsibility in this moment is protecting America’s full faith and credit, avoiding a recession, and defending our Commonwealth’s economy. While I do not agree with every provision in this package, I can’t argue with the package’s end result: preventing an economic catastrophe for the Virginians I serve. Such is the nature of compromise in an era of divided government.

“As I’ve long said, we can pay our bills while also having separate conversations about the investments we make in America’s people, communities, economy, and national security. I look forward to the U.S. Senate moving quickly to send this legislation to the President’s desk.”

The Bill now heads to the U. S. Senate, with the deadline to extend the debt limit being Monday June 5th.