“”But such a plan would be an extremely tough sell to Republican lawmakers who’ve spent the last decade making debts and deficits a central issue, Politico’s Playbook notes. “”
During the last decade the RINOS helped Obama DOUBLE the national debt.
Because adding spending to "get the deal done" is much, much easier than cutting spending for any reason. Taxpayers lack the power to make politicians feel pain the way lobbyists do.