They're asking us to raise the debt ceiling by $2 trillion. At a time when ordinary people are having to make hard decisions about what they can afford and not afford, maybe not do the little extra thing this Christmas, members of Congress are still insisting on getting their little special projects.
Evan Bayh highlights the disconnect between Congress's spending habits and the financial struggles of ordinary citizens.
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Our budget deficits and debt, which is accurately described, as you pointed out, as unsustainable.
Capital liquidity standards, resolution protocols, how we handle derivatives, all those kinds of things, it is just important that we harmonize as much as possible.
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