https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/23/the-gops-short-term-debt-ceiling-hike-a-good-first-step-thats-already-working/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 02:12:19 -0400<![CDATA[Even more important is the beginning of the return to regular order. For two years the President and Leader Reid allied to bypass the standard legislative process and instead force fiscal policy to be negotiated in ad hoc private talks between the President and Speaker Boehner. This bill looks likely to produce a regular order two-fer: the President is largely on the sidelines on the details of this bill, and the Senate Democratic majority appears headed toward reestablishing the normal budget process.]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:00:45 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/23/the-gops-short-term-debt-ceiling-hike-a-good-first-step-thats-already-working-n99503