TPMDC Andy Stern: December 2010
Fiscal Commission
FAIL: Fiscal Commission Adjourns Without Holding Official Vote
The 18-Member Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, Sept. 29th, 2010
After weeks of tumultuous negotiations, the White House's fiscal commission adjourned today without agreement on a controversial plan to reduce deficits by slashing spending and lowering income tax rates.
Recognizing that they'd fail to meet the 14-vote threshold for passage, the 18-member commission ultimately did not take a final vote. However, members announced their positions ahead of today's final meeting, and in the end a majority -- according to Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), 11 in total -- claimed to support the proposal.
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