How Republicans Can Win The Debt Ceiling Battle

This segment of What’s Ahead lays out how, with the right plan, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his fellow Republicans can turn the tables in their fight with President Biden over raising the ceiling of the national debt, thereby helping the country economically and the GOP politically.

Steps include not spending the $250 billion in unspent pandemic relief money, vigorously clawing back as much as possible of the, literally, tens of billions of dollars that were fraudulently paid out, bringing back work requirements for federal safety net programs suspended during the emergency, ceasing the costly and self-defeating war on fossil fuels, and much else.

Finally, when a deal is reached, it should have a short time span to ensure administration compliance with its promises.