All 6 Democrats on Deficit-Reduction Panel Earned 'F's From Taxpayers’ Union

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All 6 Democrats on Deficit-Reduction Panel Earned 'F's From Taxpayers’ Union Thursday, August 11, 2011 By Terence P. Jeffrey

(CNSNews.com) - All six Democrats that have been assigned to the special joint congressional committee that will recommend means for cutting the nation’s anticipated spending by $1.5 trillion over the next ten years compiled voting records last year that earned them grades of “F” from the National Taxpayers Union (NTU).

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) announced today that she has assigned Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (S.C.), Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (Calif.) and Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (Md.) to serve on the panel. Previously, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had named Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), Sen. John Kerry (Mass.) and Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (Mont.) to serve on the committee.

None of these Democrats had voting records that scored even as high as 10 percent in the NTU’s annual rating of Congress for last year. Among the six, Rep. Clyburn earned the lowest score of 2 percent and Sen. Baucus earned the highest score of 9 percent. Rep. Van Hollen earned a score of 4 percent and Rep. Becerra and Senators Murray and Kerry earned scores of 6 percent.

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THIS should go well...

What could go wrong? /s

[ExTexasRedhead]

Amen to everything you said!!!!

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[cherry]

the deck is stacked....we already have one Pub saying that he'll consider tax increases....

but it will ultimately fall on the middle class...it always does....Buffet doesn't have a whole room full of accountants and lawyers finding every single hidden loop hole he can for no reason....

so we'll get tax increases.....and then we'll get "cuts" which will mean that the increases might be a shade smaller...but we'll still be paying out more money....

we done good by electing a bunch of tea party people but we must get rid of the rinos and rats who think only about their lobbiest groups and their re election chances...

[caww]

Deficit Reduction Panel = One more Progressive Bureaucracy When did We the People vote on this?

We didn't....and neither did the founders. This is about the most foolish thing done in Washington, outside of Obama sitting where he doesn't belong.

We can pretty much be guaranteed they will not agree where to cut or even remotely get the job done....might as well figure the penalties are forthcoming...just exactly what the Democrates want to happen....just like they delayed putting forth a plan...they will not agree and let these penalties further ruin this country.

[okie01]

....we already have one Pub saying that he'll consider tax increases....

You refer to David Camp (R-MI). If you had read the article by CNBC, you would know that the headline did not agree with his quote in the body of the story.

Once again, the MSM misrepresents a Republican's words. We've got to stop falling for their bullshit.