Only one side takes the other side hostage by threatening an economic catastrophe. 1995, 2011, 2013, and 2023 debt ceiling standoffs were all initiated by the GOP. [0]
It makes zero sense to pass a budget without providing the means to finance that budget.
But isn't the current situation one in which the House is authorizing borrowing to avoid default while also rolling back future spending? So it's not "vote to spend money, but then make it impossible"?
It makes zero sense to pass a budget without providing the means to finance that budget.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States...