Amid the ongoing fracas over the federal government's debt limit and possible debt default, there's a group of 63 lawmakers pushing an idea that's so simple it might be revolutionary: have Congress do its job.
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus—made up of 31 Republicans and 32 Democrats—has reportedly crafted a debt limit proposal that calls for Congress to return to so-called regular order for the passage of annual budget bills. That means the dozen appropriation bills that make up the federal budget would go through the full congressional process, including committee hearings and individual votes for each, rather than being rolled together in the massive omnibus packages that Congress has relied upon in recent years.
