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Updated: Thursday, 28 Jul 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 28 Jul 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
RICHMIOND, VA (AP) - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is urging Congress -- particularly Virginia's delegation -- to coalesce behind House Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling bill in the frightful final days before the nation defaults on its bills.
In a press statement, McDonnell said the Boehner plan achieves the goal of cutting spending without raising taxes and will avert an Aug. 2 financial crisis by raising the federal government's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit.
McDonnell concluded the brief statement by saying: "I urge the members of Congress, including Virginia's delegation, to vote in support of this measure."
The popular Virginia conservative often mentioned as a 2012 GOP vice presidential running mate acted as Boehner struggled to solidify support among reluctant conservatives in his own caucus for his last-ditch effort to avoid default.
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