Well if Congress would actually pass a balanced budget and not do constant Continuing Resolutions that expire in months in lieu of a real budget...then none of this would be happening in the first place. It's been going on for decades but has been really bad the last decade.
That's the core of the problem.
But they would give up an enormous amount of power and leverage if they did that. This is the first time in the history of our republic that they're being called out on their scheme.