Rep. John Larson, chair of House Dem Caucus, intros 3 Supercommittee amendments

[alp227]

Today, Larson introduced three measures that the Super Committee may choose to pursue that would provide different paths to the same goal — reducing unemployment and addressing our debt:

1) A bill to amend the mission of the Deficit Super Committee, to require the Members to develop both a deficit reduction plan and a job creation plan.

2) A bill to amend the mission of the Deficit Super Committee and add four additional members — one from each party in each chamber — to allow for the extra work being undertaken.

3) A bill to create a parallel Super Committee to focus on jobs, under the same terms as the Deficit Super Committee.

found from: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_09/larsons_plan_to_improve_congre031969.php

[yurbud]

1. the only amendments to the supercommittee should dissolve it, or make it's recommendations

non-binding, and do away with the triggers.

You don't fix a tumor by putting a bow on it.

[Snotcicles]

2. And a bow will not remove the smell from a turd.

At least not right away.

[RC]

3. And so it grows...

Too bad Congress is so corrupt it can't do it's job. So they put the most loyal blue lap dogs on a Super Committee with Fascist sympathizers to do Congresses job for them.

Where are the people is all this? Where is OUR representation here?

[LiberalFighter]

4. Don't need to add more members to allow extra work being undertaken

Just add more staff members.

The triggers need to be changed