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Rep. Mike Thompson Votes for Compromise Legislation to Avoid Default on Nation's Financial Obligations

August 1, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today issued the following statement after voting for legislation to avoid a default on our nation's financial obligations:

“I voted for the compromise legislation to avoid defaulting on our nation's debt. Given that our nation was hours away from defaulting on its obligations, I felt a responsibility to vote yes.”