There is nothing in there about setting the debt ceiling.
Zer0 and his clowns rocketed spending by Trillions. ANY debt ceiling raise helps lock in that profligate spending.
The ceiling must be held steady, so that we can start undoing the recent damage. They could pass a debt ceiling bill that sets it at the current $14.3 trillion, just to make a statement - stake out the high ground.
“ANY debt ceiling raise helps lock in that profligate spending.”
Not true. Budget authorizations do that. The debt ceiling is just an authoriy to borrw based on spending commitments already made in budget process. If you want to stop Obama’s spending, fight for the most spending cuts we can do NOW. there is NO plan out there that eliminates the deficit in one day. Thus, not adding the debt ceiling just causes a fiscal train wreck, shutdown/default. It doesnt fix the budget.
By cutting the budget by $9 trillion over 10 years, Coburn is showing what a sane, reasonable and sustainable Govt funding level requires. This is about 25% less than what Obama proposes.