https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/19/house-gop-set-to-focus-on-sequester-as-key-spending-fight/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 07:43:59 -0400<![CDATA[If Democrats agree to pass the short-term debt ceiling hike with the budget requirement attached, it would force the party to lay out its spending priorities with less than two years until a half-dozen red-state Democrats face reelection. If they don’t, Republicans will paint them as irresponsible stewards of the public’s dollars. Such a measure also would satisfy conservative Republicans pushing for big spending cuts.]]>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:15:11 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/19/house-gop-set-to-focus-on-sequester-as-key-spending-fight-n280825