WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Austin Scott released the following statement regarding his “no” vote on the Bipartisan Budget Act:

“This budget deal increases national debt by more than a trillion dollars, increases spending by more than $80 billion, gives agencies more authority to fine, and all of this in a piece of legislation that Members of Congress were informed of less than 48 hours prior to final passage,” said Congressman Austin Scott.  “It is clear that the authorizing committees were not consulted when one of the provisions is a change to crop insurance that was originally rejected in a bipartisan manner by the House Agriculture Committee in the last Farm Bill.”

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