Rep. Dave Camp disappointed members didn't back 'commonsense legislation'

U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland, said Friday he's disappointed the House rejected the balanced budget amendment with a vote of 261 members voting for the measure, and 165 voting against it. "The debt, which hit a staggering $15 trillion this week, is weakening our economy and is costing us about 1 million jobs," Camp said in a release. The measure was just 29 votes shy of the two-thirds majority it needed to pass. "A Balanced Budget Amendment would force Washington to stop spending more money than it takes in, which would help strengthen our economy and get Americans back to work," Camp said. "I am disappointed that not enough members backed this commonsense legislation.”

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