Week 43: Legislating for Their Own Absence
from The Common Thread
On Saturday, October 24, 2026, one pattern ties Congress together: hard votes get pushed to the lame duck, and some deadlines slip anyway. This conservative news analysis covers: - The stopgap: The House passed funding through Dec. 11, 370-48, moving the fight past the election. - The debt limit: The ceiling is $41.1 trillion, and outgoing members may balk at raising it. - Section 702: The statute lapsed, but collection continues under FISA Court certifications. - Leverage: A debt-limit increase could anchor a final reconciliation bill, though we see no evidence of that motive. We credit the limited government instinct against brinkmanship, question a term-length blank check, and weigh free markets and constitutional duty. The election result is still unknown. Local action: call your House member and senators about the Dec. 11 deadline and a debt-limit extension, and read the bill text. New episodes every Saturday.
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