So on May16 there were extraordinary measures to inject funds into the budget. What extraordinary measures were taken to ensure that the budget would be closer

So on May16 there were extraordinary measures to inject funds into the budget. What extraordinary measures were taken to ensure that the budget would be closer to being balanced going forward? It seems like there is a never ending solution of debt limit increases going back decades. I suppose things need to get broken very badly before the drastic changes that are needed can be made. Until the general public feels real consequences that are directly attributable to this spend more mentality, nothing is likely to change.