Senate Democrats offer $3 trillion debt deal

Washington Post by Lori Montgomery | Oct. 26, 2011 (News Report)

Senate Democrats are urging the debt-reduction supercommittee to pursue a far-reaching agreement to slice $3 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade through significant cuts to federal health programs, including Medicare, and as much as $1.3 trillion in new taxes. Full Story »

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 by Barry Grossheim - Oct. 26, 2011

Democrats once again look to do a "big" deal on deficit reduction. It seems likely the only thing the Republicans would hate worse than agreeing to a deal with the Democrats is the major hit the Pentagon would take under the automatic cuts that will happen if no deal is reached.

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