ZOLLER: Continuing resolutions and the debt ceiling

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Source: rare.us --- Friday, August 30, 2013
When Congress comes back in to session in the second week of September, there will be nine working days until the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expires on September 30. I know, for normal working people, coming back to work on September 9 and a deadline of September 30 works out to about 21 working days, but Congress isn?t normal. Congress should be in session every day, all day, until the problems are solved and the deals are made, but that?s just me. I?ve never worked a 40 hour week in my life. Whether a buyer at Rich?s in Atlanta, a stay-at-home mom and manager of my husband?s medical practice, or in my media career, I?ve juggled multiple jobs with lots of hours every week of my adult life. I?m not saying I never take any time off, but I?m like most Americans and I don?t take enough time off. Congressional Republicans are starting the dance of ?the Debt ceiling is the place to do the negotiating.? We have to do everything we can in every cycle. Putting anything off all together regarding fiscal sanity is a mistake. It is fair to say, with the sequester in place, discretionary spending will be down year over year. Fiscal conservatives can make the case we are going in the right direction. But is it enough? For those Republican members and staff who were around for the government shutdown of 1995 (which by the way laid the groundwork for 4 balanced budgets from 1997-2001 with some Debt reduction), that event is a marker for ...

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