Congressman Al Green’s Statement on the Bipartisan Agreement to End the Government Shutdown and Avert Our Nation's Default

(Washington, DC)--On October 16, 2013, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the passage of the bipartisan bill to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.

“Self-imposed shutdowns and threats to default on our debts are not the way forward for the leader of the free world. When we allow extremely abnormal tactics to become the norm, we do more than place the full faith and credit of the United States at risk, we put our very way of life in jeopardy. We must compromise for the good of our country before we compromise the greatness of our country.”