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Washington, Apr 9, 2011 -

U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell (VA-02) released the following statement on his vote against the short term funding measure that passed the House on the evening of April 8th (RC Vote 263):

“Friday night's vote should have been a stand-alone bill to fund our military and pay our troops for the remainder of the year. Instead it was another stop gap, short term funding mechanism to provide more time for a deal that will not satisfy the vow I made to my constituents when they sent me to Washington, DC. It is because of this that I did not support this short term spending bill. I believe we should have funded our military for the remainder of the year and remained in Washington to negotiate a deal which is more representative of the financial crisis that we find ourselves in.”