Guest Hosts: Derek Brown and Leah Murray

When Republicans took back the House this year... they promised to balance the budget in a decade. But is this lofty goal as attainable as it seems? Probably not. And this current debt ceiling fight isn't the first time Republicans have promised big spending cuts, threatened a default, and then gone back to business as usual. Brian Riedl from the Manhattan Institute explains the GOP's spending and backlash cycle and offers a path forward for fiscal conservatives. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.