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- iHaveNet.com: Politics
by Alex M. Parker
Members from both parties lobby the secret group but offer little in cuts
With the so-called super committee acting mostly in secret, guessing how they'll try to bridge the partisan divide and come up wit at least
The panel, officially called the
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi unveiled 16 letters from the Democratic standing members of House committees, with recommendations on places to look for cost savings. Some more announcements, including some bipartisan ones, are expected before Friday, the deadline set by the act. But the recommendations show just how hard it will be for the super-committee to find savings.
Advice from the Democratic members includes removing duplications, savings in
For the most part, the plans repeat a familiar formula. Many of the recommendations aren't controversial, but would barely make any gain towards the needed
But demonstrating just how tricky the super-committee's task is, Democrats and Republicans are spending as much time warning the committee about potential cuts as they are finding savings. In his letter, Rep. Norm Dicks, chairman of the
With the super committee's Nov. 23 deadline to submit a plan approaching, they'll need to find something to get to
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