September 2, 2011
Montana Democratic Senator Max Baucus says he wants to take innovative ideas from citizens to the budget "supercommittee" charged with cutting spending. Baucus, who will be sitting on the panel when Congress convenes next week, says Montanans can send their ideas to him on his Web site or by mail to his office
August 10, 2011 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he's naming U.S. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state to co-chair a powerful "super committee" charged with finding more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts this fall.
Murray will be joined by fellow Democrats John Kerry of Massachusetts and Max Baucus of Montana on the panel, which was established last week by hard-fought legislation to increase the national debt.
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July 28, 2011 David Bears may be the most influential political commentator in the U.S. right now, as the London based managing director of sovereign credit ratings, at Standard and Poor’s. He will help determine whether the U.S. government's credit rating will be downgraded, as a result of the battle over raising the debt limit.
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