In my ten years in the U.S. House of Representatives, I have consistently used my vote to oppose the reckless spending practices that have become all too common in Washington. Tonight, we once again found ourselves voting on a temporary spending bill just before Christmas—one that merely delays the inevitable until March. I voted NO because we had ample time to pass individual, focused spending bills, yet chose not to. I cannot, in good conscience, continue supporting a cycle of failure that is damaging to the American people.