U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent was one of 94 Congressmen voting against the budget deal in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.
The budget pact passed 332 to 94.
U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, who represents Leesburg and Fruitland Park, also voted against the measure.
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, who represents parts of Marion County, voted in favor of the measure.
Nugent, Webster and Yoho are all Republicans. Nugent represents a large portion of The Villages.
Democrat Alan Grayson, who will speak to local Democrats at 10 a.m. Saturday at Colony Cottage Recreation Center, voted in favor of the budget pact.
The deal was worked out by House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray.
A White House statement said the measure does not include everything President Barack Obama called for, but “it marks an important moment of bipartisan cooperation and shows Washington can and should stop governing by crisis and both sides can work together to get things done.”
Nugent explains his vote in an “Other Voices” pieces available at the link below:
http://villages-news.com/nugent-explains-vote-budget-deal/Â
