Debt Ceiling Drama LITPW 16
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Debt Ceiling Drama LITPW 16
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Lost in the political Woods Episode 16 Description
A brief description of the debt ceiling battle
A few words on the need to contact local congressional representatives
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are actually bipartisan in private, though usually not on camera. Mostly in the Congressional Lunchroom or in the moments before press conferences
For all the talk, the reality is that the federal budget has not been balanced since the Clinton administration
Is there any hope of a balanced budget in the near future?
Pork barrel spending is also discussed(A particular member of Congress Getting a dingleberry for his or her district Attached to a must-pass bill)
Who has traditionally kept better control Over the US economy Republicans or Democrats?
Sources:
https://www.axios.com/2023/06/13/house-republicans-conference-gaetz-mccarthy
https://thehill.com/homenews/3256085-overwhelming-majority-disapproves-of-job-congress-is-doing-gallup/
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/06/11/opinion/how-america-gets-to-a-new-center/