The fix to all of this is for the Tea Party cacus in the House to put together a budget that spends at 18% of GDP and taxes at 19% of GDP. You might even go back to the Clinton era budgets for a template on taxes and spending.
Pass it in the house and not do one single bit of business till the budget passes. Yes the media will scream, yes the government will shut down, yes it will be painful. But do it now and get it over with before the next round of elections.