Republicans' Errors May Lead to Higher Federal Spending | Cato Institute

Republicans' Errors May Lead to Higher Federal Spending | Cato Institute: "The Republicans could have passed a short-term continuing resolution that maintained spending at the lower levels required by sequestration and raised the debt limit temporarily, giving them plenty of time to continue attacking Obamacare in the months leading up to the next showdown.

Instead, the Republicans proposed — and Democrats reluctantly accepted — spending levels that are $20 billion above the sequestration level."