Republicans have cautioned [Democrats] for two months now that we will not help them implement this reckless six trillion dollar spending plan by raising the debt ceiling,” Republican Kansas Senator and human ear swab Tom Cotton tells the Fox News Human Pipe Cleaner. “It’s time they took it seriously, they fund the government to keep it open beyond next week, and that they avoid any kind of default on our debt next month.”
First, the debt ceiling is raised to pay bills already incurred by the federal government, not to fund new programs. Second, with the House already passing a funding bill, it’s in the hands of Republican Senators to make sure the government is funded.