Debt Ceiling Compromise: Casey Votes Yes. Toomey Votes No.

Minutes after a bi-partisan compromise bill to raise the debt ceiling by more than $2 trillion passed the U.S. Senate, members of both parties took their talking points to the voters.

The President signed the bill, renewing a call for a "balanced" approach to solving the nation's debt crisis through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. The White House immediately began talking about creating jobs.

On Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a news conference right after the Senate vote and said "enough about the debt" now Washington needs to "turn its attention to jobs."

Pennsylvania Senior Senator Bob Casey (D) echoed the same theme in a statement posted on his website shortly after the vote. The Casey statement reads:

“This compromise isn’t perfect, but it does avoid default and includes significant spending cuts to help put our fiscal house in order. Today, a compromise to avoid default and to avoid more economic pain came down to the wire. There is enough uncertainty in the economy without Washington adding more.  This is no way to govern.

“It is time for Washington to put aside partisan politics and work to solve the problems facing Pennsylvania and the United States. In the past few weeks more bad economic news has shown the fragility of the recovery. There are still 479,000 Pennsylvanians out of work and economic growth has slowed.  Spurring job creation and protecting Pennsylvania manufacturers from unfair trade practices must be back on the agenda.

“We need to jump start job creation now.”

Freshman Pennsylvania