Critical government services have been shut down for over a week, federal employees and contractors are going without pay, and the nation is fast approaching a potentially catastrophic default on its obligations. But instead of addressing these problems, the House Republican leadership now wants to appoint a committee (termed a “working group”) to recommend ways of reducing the deficit — without raising any revenues. The proposal — which the House will vote on later today — is deeply disappointing. offthechartsblog.org/while-government-remains-shut-down-republicans-propose-another-committee-and-one-thats-not-supposed-to-discuss-revenues/
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:54:02 +0000
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