Congress' "week from hell" is well on its way, as lawmakers juggle the two-track infrastructure and $3.5 trillion spending bills with a looming government shutdown and the threat of a "catastrophic" default on the nation's national debt. Unfortunately, avoiding the latter has proved rather complicated.
Although Democrats' have consistently blamed and maligned Republicans for refusing to raise the debt ceiling on a bipartisan basis (and therefore avoid defaulting on payments), Republicans have held firm — the left must do it on its own, if only so the GOP can use it against them during midterms. Lawmakers have decried the GOP tactic as irresponsible (they fear they might not have time to cram the provision into their reconciliation bill)...but in voters' eyes, the Republican reticence might be working, according to a new poll from Morning Consult and Politico.
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