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IN congressmen fiscal cliff vote

Members of Indiana’s congressional delegation voted mostly along party lines on the fiscal cliff deal.

Democrats Joe Donnelly and André Carson supported it, but fellow Democrat Pete Visclosky voted against it. The state’s Republicans cast “no” votes, except Dan Burton, who did not vote.

Congressman Todd Rokita (R-IN4) says he opposed the bill because it does not address spending cuts.

“We have a spending problem, and the deal sent over by the Senate makes it worse.  I will not consign our children to a debtors’ prison just to block President Obama’s tax hikes.

“While Congress and the White House have steered the nation around a fiscal pothole tonight, we are still hurtling toward the real fiscal cliff. We must get serious about our debt crisis before it’s too late,” said Rokita.

Senators Dan Coats and Richard Lugar were two of 89 senators to vote in favor of the measure earlier this week.

Here's how Indiana's congressional delegation voted on the Senate version of the fiscal cliff bill:

YES
Rep. Joe Donnelly, 2nd District
Rep. Andre Carson, 7th District

NO
Rep. Pete Visclosky, 1st District
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, 3rd District
Rep. Todd Rokita, 4th District
Rep. Mike Pence, 6th District
Rep. Larry Bucshon, 8th District
Rep. Todd Young, 9th District

DID NOT VOTE:
Rep. Dan Burton, 5th District

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