Nikki Haley: "You have to cut your spending, you have to cap where you are going to be, and you have to balance that budget. All the states are doing this - DC can do this as well, if they want to."

◼ Governors gag over D.C. dysfunction - Politico

In the eyes of America’s governors, Washington D.C. has hit a new low.State executives have long vented about the shortcomings of the Beltway mindset, carping that the federal government is too partisan, too fiscally irresponsible and out of touch with the citizens back home. Now, those complaints have evolved into deep frustration, verging on contempt, thanks to a stalled debate over the federal debt ceiling that caps off months of partisan dysfunction in Congress.

◼ Many states celebrate surpluses as Congress struggles with debt - Washington Times

“We’ve been able to cut taxes, improve [and] reform government. And you know why? We looked [the fiscal problems] square in the eye. … That is what they’re not doing here in D.C. right now.”