@robinbrenizer

Yeah, that’s totally what he intended when he demanded expanded power to borrow and threatened default if he didn’t get his way, then flatly said he wouldn’t negotiate, then caved and did.

I just don’t believe it was all part of a bigger plan for him to sacrifice himself for the sake of bipartisanship.

@volkris “demanded expanded power to borrow” 😂 you mean pay the bills? Biden won. We paid our bills. And he doesn’t have to sit down with these pirates again for 2 yrs. We do not have a majority so I see this as a very grand bargain.

@robinbrenizer

Nope. I meant expanded power to borrow, because that’s how the checks and balances of the US government work.

Every president wants more power to borrow and spend, and Congress is tasked with checking that power.

And no, this wasn’t about paying the bills. The legislation he negotiated reduces the amount he can spend, which debunks that rhetoric. If this was about paying the bills then the legislation would just run into the same issue.

But those were lies the administration promoted. It’s not how the federal government actually functions.

@volkris yeah constitutionally we have to pay our bills and not crash the global economy. This was never a budget issue. It was a power issue and the GOP was beaten. They just need to create a budget but they are afraid to stand on their own values. They can’t get a consensus and are weak.

@robinbrenizer

OF COURSE it was a budget issue as the money to pay bills has to be budgeted!

The president signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act that established a budget without money to pay for it all. His budget was bad, and this was cleaning up his mess.

Here’s where the House is in the process of working on next year’s budget:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/AppropriationsStatusTable