The Biden administration has a point.
Via WaPo: Biden aides want to force GOP to abandon debt limit threats.
Shortly after last year’s midterm elections, a senior congressional Democrat called White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and asked how the administration planned to prevent the new Republican House majority from using the debt ceiling — and the threat of a default that could wreck the economy — to force spending cuts.
Klain said the White House’s plan was straightforward, according to the lawmaker: Refuse to entertain any concessions, and launch a barrage of attacks highlighting the GOP position that would force Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to fold.
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A White House spokesman declined to comment on internal discussions but pointed to press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s prior remarks on the debt limit, including her claim that “we’re just not going to negotiate about that.”
Let me start by noting (as I have multiple times before) that the debt ceiling is an absurd construct that should be abolished. If Congress votes for spending that requires borrowing, that should be sufficient to authorize a new debt “ceiling.” If House Republicans would like to do the hard work of actually proposing a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year, they certainly can do so.
