America Needs A Real Deal, Not A Default

Over 150 No Labels Members From 35 States Rally at Capitol Against Washington Gridlock and in Support of a Bipartisan Solution to our Debt Crisis

Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday afternoon, over 150 members of No Labels from 35 states took to the Capitol to demonstrate against hyper-partisanship and in support of a bipartisan solution to our debt crisis.

With time running short to reach a deal and avert a default, No Labels members descended on the Capitol to send Congress and the White House the urgent message, loud and clear, that the American people expect lawmakers to put country before party and work together to reach a deal and avert a default.

Said No Labels Founding Leader Lisa Borders, “Congress and the White House need to stop dragging their feet. We’re here to call for them to start walking in lockstep with the majority of Americans, not those on the far left and far right who are holding up progress. The American people want a real deal, not a default!”

Stated No Labels Citizen Leader Carol Dietz, who came to Washington yesterday from Illinois, “I joined the No Labels bipartisan citizens' movement because we are at a critical juncture for the future of our country. We can no longer let the extremes of either party block the rational compromise we need to solve our problems. We can no longer be silent bystanders – we must make our voices heard!”

“Most Americans are not concerned with which party scores the most political points,” added no Labels Founding Leader David Walker. “They are worried about their jobs, their kids, and their futures. Those aren’t Democratic concerns or Republican concerns – they are American concerns. Both parties got us into this mess, now they must work together to achieve a substantive bipartisan solution. For the good of our country, get a real deal done!”

No Labels is a national citizens' movement of Independents, Democrats, and Republicans that urges bipartisan cooperation in the interest of common sense solutions.

No Labels launched in December and is organizing at the grassroots level in all 435 Congressional Districts across all 50 states. Already, No Labels is 100,000 members strong and has 350 Citizen Leaders in over 225 unique Congressional Districts.
       
To arrange an interview with a No Labels Founding Leader, please contact Josh Zeitlin at press@nolabels.org or (202) 588-1990. To learn more about No Labels, please visit www.NoLabels.org.