Republicans, Aiming To Win the House, Ready a Strategy To Put Democrats on the Spot Over the Budget

Biden would be forced to choose between spending cuts or shutting down the government.

Mount Rainier National Park via Wikimedia Commons
A sign posted during the October 2013 government shutdown. Mount Rainier National Park via Wikimedia Commons

Core inflation is at a 41-year high of 9.1 percent. With no end in sight despite a year of rosy promises from the White House, Republicans plan to pass budget cuts should they win Congress, giving President Biden a choice: Join them or be responsible for a government shutdown. 

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