Rep. Victoria Spartz, Indiana Republican, announced Monday she would resign if Congress does not pass a debt commission this year to help fight inflation.
“I’ve done many very difficult things being one woman standing many times with many very long hours and personal sacrifices, but there is a limitation to human capacity,” she said in a statement.
“If Congress does not pass a debt commission this year to move the needle on the crushing national debt and inflation, at least at the next debt ceiling increase at the end of 2024, I will not continue sacrificing my children for this circus with a complete absence of leadership, vision and spine,” she continued. “I cannot save this Republic alone.”
Ms. Spartz announced earlier this year that she would not be seeking reelection to the House or launching a bid for Indiana’s open Senate seat next cycle. Her resignation would just end her time in the House earlier.
She threatened to quit two days after the weekend passing of the clean stopgap measure that keeps the government running until Nov. 17. She was one of the 90 Republicans who voted against it.
The congresswoman told WISH-TV out of Indianapolis Sunday that she didn’t support the measure because it did not include a debt commission.
“That is a very important national security issue, but unfortunately Republicans didn’t have a backbone to put it forward,” she said.
She added that she doesn’t think “it’s unreasonable” to not “govern by crisis,” but by “leadership.”
She also said on the show she’s “open-minded” about Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz’s motion to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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