The federal government needs to get its financial house in order.&nbsp; The Congress will be debating and voting on an increase to the debt ceiling that will allow additional borrowing, but many believe increasing the debt ceiling without&nbsp; &quot;significant spending cuts and budgetary reforms&quot; just adds to the problem.&nbsp; Consequently, Rep. Dave Camp (R-Midland) has introduced legislation that allows the U.S. House to reject a &quot;clean&quot; increase to the nation's debt ceiling.&nbsp; For details, see:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.mlive.com/midland/index.ssf/2011/05/rep_dave_camp_introduces_legislation_that_rejects_clean_increase_in_debt_ceiling.html">www.mlive.com/midland/index.ssf/2011/05/rep_dave_camp_introduces_legislation_that_rejects_clean_increase_in_debt_ceiling.html</a><br />