Ultimately, kicking the can down the road will only worsen the nation’s fiscal outlook. Breaking this cycle is long overdue, but with yet another CR, Congress remains unwilling to enact fiscal discipline.
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Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett
Congress is barreling toward a March 14 discretionary funding deadline with no agreement in sight. Republicans are aiming to pass yet another stopgap funding patch through the end of FY 2025, again failing to deliver a regular budget. With deficits at $2 trillion, Congress should be reining in discretionary spending, including instituting spending caps and returning to pre-pandemic spending levels. Instead, legislators are likely to extend current funding levels.
