With debt limit talks going nowhere, Republicans this week will showcase their own ideas on how to get America's fiscal situation in order, forcing votes in both the House and Senate on different plans. But they'll do it with almost no support from Democrats.
The focus in the House will be a Republican plan that's been dubbed, "Cut, Cap & Balance," which Republicans say would be a huge step forward on the road to fiscal sanity.
"The American people know that big changes are needed here in Washington," said Rep. Tom Price (R-GA).
"It's a great opportunity for this Congress and America," said Price.
So what would this measure do?
It would cut $111 billion in spending for next year, a lot more than the $30 billion in current budget plans from the House GOP leadership.
The measure would not make any changes to Medicare, Social Security or veterans spending; defense spending would rise by $17 billion over this year.
Overall, spending would be capped at 19.9% of GDP.
The bill does provide for an increase in the nation's debt limit of $2.4 trillion - but only - if a Balanced Budget Amendment has been approved by the Congress and sent to the states for ratification.
"The Cut, Cap and Balance plan is a solid plan for moving forward," said Speaker John Boehner, who obviously knows that this measure has no chance of succeeding in the Senate.
"Let's get through that vote and then we'll make decisions about what will come after it," Boehner said, alluding to a solution of the debt limit impasse.
But not all Republicans are excited about Cut, Cap and Balance, as it is not expected to get full support in the House on Tuesday.
"I will not support raising the debt ceiling as part of the cut, cap and balance deal," wrote Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) over the weekend on Twitter.
"What is the GOP thinking?" Mack added.
As for possible Democratic support for the Cut, Cap & Balance plan, it seems hard to imagine more than one or two votes in the House from Blue Dogs - and it may well be zero.
The Senate may well vote on the same measure this week, which could then pave the way for further negotiations on a debt limit deal.
The deadline is August 2, two weeks from tomorrow.
