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| − | The '''Super Congress''' is a group that will be appointed per the July 2011 [[debt ceiling]] legislation that will consist of six [[Republican]]s and six [[Democrat]]s to suggest an additional one to two trillion dollars in cuts. The Congressmen will be appointed by the | + | The '''Super Congress''' is a group that will be appointed per the July 2011 [[debt ceiling]] legislation that will consist of six [[Republican]]s and six [[Democrat]]s to suggest an additional one to two trillion dollars in cuts. The Congressmen will be appointed by the Congressional Majority and Minority leaders [[Harry Reid]] and [[Mitch McConnell]], [[John Boehner]] and [[Nancy Pelosi]]. |
| + | ==Members of the Super Congress== | ||
| + | ===Republican=== | ||
| + | *[[Rob Portman]] | ||
| + | *[[Jon Kyl]] | ||
| + | *[[Pat Toomey]] | ||
| + | *[[Jeb Hensarling]] | ||
| + | *[[Dave Camp]] | ||
| + | *[[Fred Upton]] | ||
| + | ===Democratic=== | ||
| + | *[[Max Baucus]] | ||
| + | *[[John Kerry]] | ||
| + | *[[Patty Murray]] | ||
| + | *[[Xavier Becerra]] | ||
| + | *[[Jim Cryburn]] | ||
| + | *[[Chris van Hollen]] | ||
[[Category:United States Politics]] | [[Category:United States Politics]] | ||
Revision as of 18:26, August 12, 2011
The Super Congress is a group that will be appointed per the July 2011 debt ceiling legislation that will consist of six Republicans and six Democrats to suggest an additional one to two trillion dollars in cuts. The Congressmen will be appointed by the Congressional Majority and Minority leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi.