WASHINGTON — A moderate House Democrat from a key swing district is floating ideas for a short-term debt limit compromise and separate deficit reduction plan that includes policy proposals designed to appease both parties.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, co-chair of the fiscally conscious Blue Dog Coalition, wrote a letter to his constituents, published on his Substack page, to explain his policy views on the national debt and the debt limit. He said this is the first of what he plans to be a series of letters to explain his policy and political views “in a more in-depth way.”
In the letter, Golden proposed a framework for connecting the debt limit to caps on discretionary spending. He said Biden and McCarthy should negotiate a two-year budget deal that would set topline numbers for appropriations in fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
