After the Senate averted a government shutdown last week, Congress is facing another looming deadline to pass a spending bill by March 11. But Republicans and Democrats remain steeply divided over what such a bill should focus on, as Democrats have pushed for increased social spending and Republicans have pushed for increased defense spending. Last week, the Senate passed a stopgap funding bill that extended government funding until March 11, averting a shutdown. These so-called “continuing resolutions” do not make changes to government spending—rather, they simply continue the status quo, extending the deadline for past funding bills. Because of this, funding levels have remained at the same levels as during Donald Trump’s presidency, despite Democrats having had control of both the White House and Congress for over a year now. But these resolutions are only a band-aid for the longer term problem of funding the government. Every year, Congress must …