With yet another government shutdown looming, an important question must be addressed: Should Democrats keep bailing out Republicans?

This isn’t hyperbole — it has become a recurring pattern. Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the House, coupled with an unruly coalition unwilling to support raising the debt ceiling or preventing government shutdowns (particularly via stopgap measures like continuing resolutions), has forced Democrats to repeatedly step in and avert impending disaster.

Headlines like “Dems prepare to save another GOP speaker from a shutdown” and “Democrats poised to bail out GOP on spending deal but silent on level of support” illustrate the growing trend.

The latest development comes courtesy of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, which is refusing to back President Joe Biden’s request for supplemental disaster aid following this fall’s hurricanes.

In their words: “Congress should not pass a whopping $100 billion unpaid disaster supplemental funding bill — that Democrats will use to cement their own unrelated priorities — in the waning days of Democrat control in Washington…”

As The Hill’s Aris Folley points out, Democratic votes will be needed to push through a stopgap measure and avoid a funding lapse. As usual, Democrats are likely........

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