Hi Friend, The bad news: Extreme forces in the House of Representatives are marching the nation towards a possible government shutdown, dangerous Pentagon spending cuts, and a potential default on the full faith and credit of the United States. The good news: Our allies on Capitol Hill are well positioned to take the lead on executing a series of vital two-party solutions to avoid all of those unthinkable calamities. At issue: The radical voices in the Freedom Caucus are heck-bent on demanding impractical levels of spending cuts, including on defense, in exchange for agreeing to raise the federal debt ceiling, something that must be done in order to avoid economic disaster for America’s families and the government. Our allies in the Problem Solvers Caucus and in the Senate are already hard at work to counter the influence of the extreme forces to make sure all of these must-pass bills actually pass. In particular, the PSC co-chairs, Josh Gottheimer and Brian Fitzpatrick, are putting in motion a so-called “discharge petition” that would serve as a bipartisan backup procedural maneuver to pass an increase of the debt ceiling in case Speaker Kevin McCarthy can’t or won’t find a way using only Republican votes. At the same time that No Labels agrees with our congressional allies that the debt ceiling must be raised, we also share the view of many that prudent spending cuts to help reduce the deficit and debt are also a good idea, as part of passing the annual appropriation measures. The substantive and politically correct moves are to work on both legislative projects on parallel tracks – pass an increase in the debt ceiling and agree to a package of spending cuts that will make our country safer and more secure. Both moves will leave the nation on firmer footing. No default, no shutdown. And this two-step is only going to happen with the leadership of Josh, Brian, and the rest of our allies, always fighting for two-party solutions and the national interest. Right now, we need you to do two things: 1. Please sign on supporting raising the debt ceiling and a two-party agreement to restrain federal government spending in 2023. | 
