In the news: Simpson-Bowles Re-Emerges as Framework for Compromise

Simpson-Bowles Re-Emerges as Framework for Compromise

In the news: Simpson-Bowles Re-Emerges as Framework for Compromise

Several small groups of U.S. senators from both political parties are quietly trying to piece together legislation that would avoid twin $500 billion cuts to national defense and domestic programs. While those lawmakers and their aides are tight-lipped about the ideas being bandied about, there appears to be a common starting point: a set of proposals first put forward in 2010 by a presidentially created commission. “It’s definitely in play — at least parts of it are,” Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said. That commission’s work is commonly referred to as the Simpson-Bowles report, colloquially named after its co-chairmen: former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., and Erskine Bowles, President Bill Clinton’s former chief of staff. If lawmakers this year or early next year are able to set aside partisan conflict long enough to pass a $1.2 trillion deficit-paring plan, lawmakers and s...

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@RepHankJohnson on #SimpsonBowles: "I don’t think both parties have paid close enough attention to it." #FiscalCliff [link]
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@SenBobCorker on #SimpsonBowles: "Bowles-Simpson has been an outline. Its details are very important." #FiscalCliff [link]
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@SenBobCorker on #SimpsonBowles: "Many of the concepts of Bowles-Simpson have always been in play." #FiscalCliff [link]
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"The commission’s report has served as a starting point for talks between Democrats and Republicans." [link]
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Simpson-Bowles Re-Emerges as Framework for Compromise

In the news: Simpson-Bowles Re-Emerges as Framework for Compromise

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