5 Charts Show Why Congress Must Stop Deficit Spending

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is joined by fellow Senate Republicans for a May 3, 2023, news conference where he urged the White House and Senate Democrats to pass House GOP legislation that would raise the debt limit but cut federal spending. More than nine months later, federal fiscal sanity is still in short supply. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Commentary

Both chambers of Congress are locked in fierce battles over spending legislation.