https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/08/gop-may-use-debt-ceiling-to-force-harry-reid-to-pass-budget/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:55:37 -0400<![CDATA[There are no specific proposals yet, but under this scenario Republicans would insist on a debt ceiling agreement that includes (among other things) a requirement that Congress pass a budget by a specific date. If that doesn&#8217;t happen, there would be some sort of enforcement mechanism, perhaps an arrangement whereby the debt ceiling was lowered, or one in which Congress would have to muster a supermajority to raise it again&#8230;]]>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:00:20 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/08/gop-may-use-debt-ceiling-to-force-harry-reid-to-pass-budget-n99022