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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2853 Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>What your representatives are doing (or not) about Quantitative ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.richmondteaparty.com/2010/12/what-your-representatives-are-doing-or-not-about-quantitative-easing/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Untitled </name>
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This is why I co-sponsored bipartisan legislation (S.2853) proposed by Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) to create an 18-member task force to address our nation&amp;#39;s long-term budget crisis. The task force would be charged ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.richmondteaparty.com/2010/12/what-your-representatives-are-doing-or-not-about-quantitative-easing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BizarroIndustries &#187; The Deficit Panel and Why You Should Care</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-13:/commentary/9719894</id>
    <updated>2010-11-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BizarroIndustries </name>
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To Obama&amp;#39;s credit he actually didn&amp;#39;t want the failure of S.2853 to be the end of the debate on the country&amp;#39;s looming deficit crisis. On January 28 2010 he created the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bizarroindustries.com/2010/11/14/the-deficit-panel-and-why-you-should-care/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CED Statement on Extension of Tax Cuts</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-04:/commentary/9632876</id>
    <updated>2010-11-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News Events </name>
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S. 2853 should establish thereafter discretionary spending caps adjusted only for inflation, and a pay-as-you-go rule applying to all mandatory spending increases and tax cuts. The choice of deadlines for both the commission report and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ced.org/news-events/federal-budget/570-ced-statement-on-extension-of-tax-cuts&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TRANSACTION TAX (1%) &#171; Tadpole&amp;#39;s Outdoor Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-10:/commentary/9341067</id>
    <updated>2010-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tadpole's Outdoor Blog </name>
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Harry Reid (NV) and S.2853 introduced by Sen. Conrad Kent (ND). These Senate bills mostly are concerned with the establishment of another federal agency which reports to the President, the Vice President and Speaker of the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tadpolesoutdoorblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/transaction-tax-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gunner&amp;#39;s Views: New Taxes</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-09:/commentary/9325661</id>
    <updated>2010-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Gunner's Views </name>
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The Senate versions, S. 2965 by Senator John Ensign (R-NV) and S. 2853 by Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), are both in the Senate Budget Committee. Conrad&amp;#39;s bill only establishes the Commission that Fatah&amp;#39;s bill calls for. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gunnersviews.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-taxes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>1% TRANSACTION TAX | Herbert W. Perry and Associates</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-04:/commentary/9274521</id>
    <updated>2010-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Herbert W. Perry and Associates </name>
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Harry Reid (NV) and S.2853 introduced by Sen. Conrad Kent (ND). These Senate bills mostly are concerned with the establishment of another federal agency which reports to the President, the Vice President and Speaker of the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hwperry.com/?p=640&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Thoughts for Today: 1% TRANSACTION TAX - Beginning of European ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-18:/commentary/9180244</id>
    <updated>2010-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Thoughts for Today </name>
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Harry Reid (NV) and S.2853 introduced by Sen. Conrad Kent (ND). These Senate bills mostly are concerned with the establishment of another federal agency which reports to the President, the Vice President and Speaker of the House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mythots4today.blogspot.com/2010/09/1-transaction-tax-beginning-of-european.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hello Michigan: H.R.4646 Title: Debt Free America Act -</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-08:/commentary/9084158</id>
    <updated>2010-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hello Michigan </name>
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Related Bills: H.R.4646, S.10, S.2853. Latest Major Action: 1/28/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. Newsmax: A proposed tax on financial transactions &amp;quot;has a great deal of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hellomichigan.blogspot.com/2010/09/hr4646-title-debt-free-america-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolitiFact | DNC chairman says Republicans blocked move to cut the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-17:/commentary/9632877</id>
    <updated>2010-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Thomas Congressional Library, S.2853 Co-sponsor index page, accessed Aug. 18, 2010. The Washington Post, Obama establishes bipartisan commission on national debt, by Michael D. Shear, Feb. 18, 2010. E-mail interview, Brandi Hoffine, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/aug/18/tim-kaine/dnc-chairman-says-republicans-blocked-move-cut-def/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolitiFact | DNC chairman says Republicans blocked move to cut the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-17:/commentary/8969619</id>
    <updated>2010-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Thomas Congressional Library, S.2853 Co-sponsor index page, accessed Aug. 18, 2010. The Washington Post, Obama establishes bipartisan commission on national debt, by Michael D. Shear, Feb. 18, 2010. E-mail interview, Brandi Hoffine, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/aug/18/tim-kaine/dnc-chairman-says-republicans-blocked-move-cut-def/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wasteful Government Spending - (Jacksonville, Florida) - High ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/8770744</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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That&amp;#39;s why I am an original cosponsor of S.2853, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, a bill that would expedite commonsense solutions to the nation&amp;#39;s long-term fiscal challenges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.corkin.com/listings/viewlisting.cfm?listingid=224821&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senator Nelson, help reduce our nation&amp;#39;s $12.9 trillion debt ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-28:/commentary/8608920</id>
    <updated>2010-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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But then there is this, &#8220;I am an original cosponsor of S.2853, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, a bill that would expedite commonsense solutions&#8221;. Isn&amp;#39;t this the JOB of Congress? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americasindependentmovement.com/senator-nelson-help-reduce-our-nations-12-9-trillion-debt/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GOP Won&amp;#39;t Win as the Party of &#8220;No&#8221; | FrumForum</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8391464</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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U.S. Senators Bennett, Brownback, Crapo, Ensign and Inhofe: you CO-SPONSORED S. 2853 (The Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action) but then voted AGAINST it. It would have fast tracked up or down votes (Senate and House) on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frumforum.com/gop-wont-win-as-the-party-of-no&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial regulation: a sort of major win. | The Platform | STLtoday</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/8406053</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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U.S. Senators Bennett, Brownback, Crapo, Ensign and Inhofe: you CO-SPONSORED S. 2853 (The Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action) but then voted AGAINST it. It would have fast tracked up or down votes (Senate and House) on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-platform/uncategorized/2010/05/financial-regulation-a-sort-of-major-win/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fake Emails - Not A Good Sign (update) - NASA Watch</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-30:/commentary/8015157</id>
    <updated>2010-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NASA Watch </name>
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On January 26, 2010, the Senate voted on S.2853 as an amendment to H.J.RES.45, a bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt. This amendment did not receive the 60 votes necessary for passage, with the final vote count ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2010/04/fake-emails-n.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Staringfrog.com | FOX News Isn&amp;#39;t News. It&amp;#39;s a Political Operation.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/7978005</id>
    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 2853 from late 2009? I tend to believe the Library of Congress has it right. 7. steel1968. March 29th, 2010 23:57. Yeah, at this point, I don&amp;#39;t know what to tell you. At some point you have to be willing to do your own homework. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://staringfrog.com/sfwp/2010/03/fox-news-isnt-news-its-a-political-operation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Not My Father&amp;#39;s GOP&#8230; &#171; An Idiot&amp;#39;s Soliloquy</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/8076501</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Here&amp;#39;s the summary (all from OpenCongress): For S.2853, Proposing the creation of a bipartisan commission to make binding recommendations for cutting the Federal budget deficit, the sponsor summary: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anidiotsoliloquy.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/not-my-fathers-gop/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fake Emails - Not A Good Sign - NASA Watch</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/7877387</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On January 26, 2010, the Senate voted on S.2853 as an amendment to H.J.RES.45, a bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt. This amendment did not receive the 60 votes necessary for passage, with the final vote count ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2010/03/fake-emails-n.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Crapo, who originally co-sponsored legislation to set up a similar commission (S. 2853), holds strong objections to increasing taxes as a way to reduce the federal deficit. He explained, &amp;quot;As the legislation moved forward, it became more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:1144537484&amp;amp;start=9&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Idaho Conservative Blogger: CRAPO NAMED TO NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Idaho Conservative Blogger </name>
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Crapo, who originally co-sponsored legislation to set up a similar commission (S. 2853), holds strong objections to increasing taxes as a way to reduce the federal deficit. He explained, &#8220;As the legislation moved forward, it became more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.idahoconservativeblogger.com/2010/03/crapo-named-to-national-commission-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RADAMISTO: ANOTHER REASON BAYH IS A BITCH</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-15:/commentary/7581402</id>
    <updated>2010-02-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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26, 2010, when the Conrad-Gregg bill, originally introduced as S. 2853, came for a vote in the Senate, it fell seven votes shy of the Senate&amp;#39;s 60-vote threshold for passage, garnering 53 yeas and 46 nays, with one senator not voting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://radamisto.blogspot.com/2010/02/another-reason-bayh-is-bitch.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The BRAC Model for Spending Reform | Mercatus</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/8471399</id>
    <updated>2010-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, S. 2853, 111th Cong., 1st sess., 2009. President Obama has endorsed this proposal. See White House Office of the Press Secretary, &amp;quot;Statement by the President on a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mercatus.org/publication/brac-model-spending-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Balloon Juice &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Not-So Magnificent Seven</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/8770745</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The measure would have passed with 60 votes if only seven additional Republicans who had co-sponsored S. 2853 had voted for it. Instead, those seven&#8212;Robert Bennett of Utah, Sam Brownback of Kansas, Mike Crapo of Idaho, John Ensign of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.balloon-juice.com/2010/02/03/the-not-so-magnificent-seven/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.J.Res.45: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7907098</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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On January 26, 2010, the Senate voted on S.2853 as an amendment to H.J.RES.45, a bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt. This amendment did not receive the 60 votes necessary for passage, with the final vote count . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hj45/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Balloon Juice &#187; Blog Archive &#187; In Case I Have Not Stressed It Enough</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7616985</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Balloon Juice </name>
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Absolutely reamed her for sponsoring and then un-sponsoring S. 2853, the bill for the bipartisan task force for fiscal action. She was one of the Gang of Seven who vanished, that President Obama mentioned. Asked why she un-sponsored it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.balloon-juice.com/2010/02/03/in-case-i-have-not-stressed-it-enough/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Balloon Juice &#187; Blog Archive &#187; In Case I Have Not Stressed It Enough</title>
    <link href="http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=34005" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7486723</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Balloon Juice </name>
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Absolutely reamed her for sponsoring and then un-sponsoring S. 2853, the bill for the bipartisan task force for fiscal action. She was one of the Gang of Seven who vanished, that President Obama mentioned. Asked why she un-sponsored it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=34005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OPINION Blog | The Dallas Morning News</title>
    <link href="http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/02/shame-on-these.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-01:/commentary/7486724</id>
    <updated>2010-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OPINION </name>
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&amp;quot;The measure would have passed with 60 votes if only seven additional Republicans who had co-sponsored S. 2853 had voted for it. Instead, those seven -- Robert Bennett of Utah, Sam Brownback of Kansas, Mike Crapo of Idaho, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/02/shame-on-these.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolitiFact | McConnell reverses position on Conrad-Gregg budget ...</title>
    <link href="http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/feb/01/mitch-mcconnell/mcconnell-reverses-position-conrad-gregg-budget-co/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/10192641</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National </name>
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As we indicated earlier, McConnell was not a co-sponsor of S. 2853. However, he is not only on record praising the measure just eight months earlier but is also on record saying that he had praised it on numerous occasions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/feb/01/mitch-mcconnell/mcconnell-reverses-position-conrad-gregg-budget-co/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PolitiFact | McConnell reverses position on Conrad-Gregg budget ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/feb/01/mitch-mcconnell/mcconnell-reverses-position-conrad-gregg-budget-co/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7472815</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National </name>
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26, 2010, when the Conrad-Gregg bill, originally introduced as S. 2853, came for a vote in the Senate, it fell seven votes shy of the Senate&amp;#39;s 60-vote threshold for passage, garnering 53 yeas and 46 nays, with one senator not voting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/feb/01/mitch-mcconnell/mcconnell-reverses-position-conrad-gregg-budget-co/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>economics blog: &amp;quot;Deficit Peacock&amp;quot; Mike Crapo</title>
    <link href="http://gt-economicsblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/peacock-mike-crapo.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7462181</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>economics blog </name>
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26, 2010, when the Conrad-Gregg bill, originally introduced as S. 2853, came for a vote in the Senate, it fell seven votes shy of the Senate&amp;#39;s 60-vote threshold for passage, garnering 53 yeas and 46 nays, with one senator not voting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gt-economicsblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/peacock-mike-crapo.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#8220;Deficit Peacock&#8221; Mike Crapo &#171; Royal Northwest Mounted Valise</title>
    <link href="http://drblues.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/deficit-peacock-crapo-remains-a-lemming/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7462180</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Royal Northwest Mounted Valise </name>
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The measure would have passed with 60 votes if only seven additional Republicans who had co-sponsored S. 2853 voted for it. Instead, those seven &#8212; Robert Bennett of Utah, Sam Brownback of Kansas, Mike Crapo of Idaho, John Ensign of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drblues.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/deficit-peacock-crapo-remains-a-lemming/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2965, The Commission for Fiscal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_2965.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/9473859</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - WashingtonWatch.com </name>
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The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (S. 10) &amp;middot; The Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009 (S. 2853). See Bills on the Same Subject: N/A. See Bills in the Same Budget Category: N/A ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_2965.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.2965: Commission for Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2010 - U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2965/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/9274522</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] </name>
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It is related to the Senate Bill S.2965, introduced by Sen. John Ensign (NV), S.10 introduced by Sen. Harry Reid (NV) and S.2853 introduced by Sen. Conrad Kent (ND). These Senate bills mostly are concerned with the establishment of . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2965/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Reject Deficit Reduction Commission</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/j_XromNzrok/1489-Senate-Reject-Deficit-Reduction-Commission" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/7486726</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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...gone through several iterations and probably has at least one more mutation left to go. The idea originally took the form of S.2853 but has now become an amendment to H.J.Res.45, a measure raising the federal debt limit. Since the Conrad-Gregg commissio&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/j_XromNzrok/1489-Senate-Reject-Deficit-Reduction-Commission&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Federal Fiscal Commission: Members of Congress Should Reject S ...</title>
    <link href="http://alexwdc.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/federal-fiscal-commission-members-of-congress-should-reject-s-2853-congress-president-should-use-appropriations-budget-committees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7380508</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A DC Observer </name>
    </author>
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Apparently, President Barack Obama supports a bill which would create a fiscal commission to deal with the deficit (S.2853). I oppose this bill on Constitutional and and institutional grounds. The Constitution provides that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alexwdc.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/federal-fiscal-commission-members-of-congress-should-reject-s-2853-congress-president-should-use-appropriations-budget-committees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MillennialDEBT | Call on Congress to Pass a Fiscal Commission</title>
    <link href="http://millennialdebt.org/2010/01/24/join-president-obama-call-on-congress-to-pass-a-fiscal-commission/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-23:/commentary/7368628</id>
    <updated>2010-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MillennialDEBT </name>
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and I&amp;#39;m calling today to urge Senator ______ to support S. 2853, the Conrad/Gregg bipartisan fiscal taskforce proposal. As a young American who stands to inherit trillions of dollars of debt and unfunded liabilities, I believe it is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://millennialdebt.org/2010/01/24/join-president-obama-call-on-congress-to-pass-a-fiscal-commission/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>trucks world news: Action Alert * USA - Don&amp;#39;t Let Congress Make ...</title>
    <link href="http://infotruck.blogspot.com/2010/01/action-alert-usa-dont-let-congress-make.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7336635</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>trucks world news </name>
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Tomorrow - Wednesday, January 20th - the Senate will hear and vote on the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009 (S. 2853). This bill would create a closed-door commission that would have the authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://infotruck.blogspot.com/2010/01/action-alert-usa-dont-let-congress-make.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Conrad-Gregg commission debate today in Senate | Angry Bear</title>
    <link href="http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/01/conrad-gregg-commission-debate-today-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7559688</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Angry Bear </name>
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Granted, Conrad is waivering on the Administration&amp;#39;s approach (the unnamed commission), but if S.2853 can&amp;#39;t be passed by the both houses of Congress, then he and Gregg will have to regroup or suck it up. &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/01/conrad-gregg-commission-debate-today-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Conrad-Gregg commission debate today in Senate | Angry Bear</title>
    <link href="http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2010/01/conrad-gregg-commission-debate-today-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7356928</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Angry Bear </name>
    </author>
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Granted, Conrad is waivering on the Administration&amp;#39;s approach (the unnamed commission), but if S.2853 can&amp;#39;t be passed by the both houses of Congress, then he and Gregg will have to regroup or suck it up. &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2010/01/conrad-gregg-commission-debate-today-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama to Create Panel to Study Deficit - Democratic Underground</title>
    <link href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;amp;address=102x4233143" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7326256</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News </name>
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The purpose of S.2853 is to fast track cuts in Social Security, and I believe Medicare as well. If this passes, the Senate will have to give the commission&amp;#39;s recommendations an up or down vote and get this: The vote at that point would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;amp;address=102x4233143&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Don&amp;#39;t Let Congress Make Cuts to Social Security | Teamsters for a ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.tdu.org/node/3653" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7439788</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Teamsters for a Democratic Union - </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tomorrow - Wednesday, January 20th - the Senate will hear and vote on the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009 (S. 2853). This bill would create a closed-door commission that would have the authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tdu.org/node/3653&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>TIME GOES BY | The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos</title>
    <link href="http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2010/01/the-annual-bigdeal-snowstorm-photos.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7326257</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TIME GOES BY </name>
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REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;m talking about, please, please read yesterday&amp;#39;s post. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2010/01/the-annual-bigdeal-snowstorm-photos.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Babble On: Can&amp;#39;t Escape</title>
    <link href="http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/cant-escape.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7314300</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Babble On </name>
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The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos - REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;... 15 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/cant-escape.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Babble On: For Boy G</title>
    <link href="http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/for-boy-g.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7304290</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Babble On </name>
    </author>
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Call-In-Day to Oppose the Conrad/Gregg Commission - If you have been reading here regularly, you know there is a Senate bill (S.2853 &#8211; full text) that would create a fast-track commission to make decisions a... 19 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/for-boy-g.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Babble On: Wow! The Image of This!</title>
    <link href="http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/wow-image-of-this.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7348482</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Babble On </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Call-In-Day to Oppose the Conrad/Gregg Commission - If you have been reading here regularly, you know there is a Senate bill (S.2853 &#8211; full text) that would create a fast-track commission to make decisions a... 18 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/wow-image-of-this.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hidden Mahala: Ch-Ch-Changes</title>
    <link href="http://hiddenmahala.blogspot.com/2010/01/ch-ch-changes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7314301</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hidden Mahala </name>
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    <content type="html">
Call-In-Day to Oppose the Conrad/Gregg Commission - If you have been reading here regularly, you know there is a Senate bill (S.2853 &#8211; full text) that would create a fast-track commission to make decisions a... 4 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hiddenmahala.blogspot.com/2010/01/ch-ch-changes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AARP sent me this message | Angry Bear</title>
    <link href="http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/01/aarp-sent-me-this-message.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7581403</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Angry Bear </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be an amendment, but S. 2853 proposes a Bipartisan Task Force for Fiscal Action. I think they want to add the language of it as an amendment to debt ceiling increases, but it is not currently an amendment to anything ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/01/aarp-sent-me-this-message.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AARP sent me this message | Angry Bear</title>
    <link href="http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2010/01/aarp-sent-me-this-message.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7462182</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Angry Bear </name>
    </author>
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It doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be an amendment, but S. 2853 proposes a Bipartisan Task Force for Fiscal Action. I think they want to add the language of it as an amendment to debt ceiling increases, but it is not currently an amendment to anything ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2010/01/aarp-sent-me-this-message.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Washblog || Social Security on the chopping block</title>
    <link href="http://www.washblog.com/story/2010/1/16/19448/6761" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-15:/commentary/7304289</id>
    <updated>2010-01-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washblog - Diaries </name>
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WHEREAS Senate bill S.2853 would set up a bipartisan commission to design and propose a new set of spending constraints, requiring Congress to consider the proposal on a fast track and vote it up or down, with no power to amend it, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washblog.com/story/2010/1/16/19448/6761&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Babble On: LOL Trivia</title>
    <link href="http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/lol-trivia.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7496313</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Babble On </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos - REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;... 22 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/lol-trivia.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Babble On: Just Sayin&amp;#39;</title>
    <link href="http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/just-sayin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7405701</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Babble On </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos - REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;... 14 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/just-sayin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Babble On: Froggy, Don&amp;#39;t Read This!</title>
    <link href="http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/froggy-dont-read-this.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7394761</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Babble On </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos - REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;... 10 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2010/01/froggy-dont-read-this.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Berry Blog: The Mouse War of &amp;#39;10</title>
    <link href="http://charliecharlie4821.blogspot.com/2010/01/mouse-war-of-10.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7356929</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Berry Blog </name>
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The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos - REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;... 18 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://charliecharlie4821.blogspot.com/2010/01/mouse-war-of-10.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... the dementers and death eaters from the right and so-called &amp;quot;center&amp;quot; have advanced their cause under the aegis of the misleadingly titled group; the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Action Act of 2009 S.2853. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://psst-progressivesavvyseniorstexas.blogspot.com/2010/01/alliance-for-retired-americans-opposes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos - REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;... 3 hours ago. Minding Our Elders&#174; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senior-time.blogspot.com/2010/01/set-swine-flu-still-dangerous-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This latest legislation (S.2853) was introduced by Senator Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) on 9 December 2009, and has a long list of co-sponsors, about a third of the entire Senate. Continue Reading. Related articles by Zemanta ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agenamerica.blogspot.com/2010/01/time-goes-by-continuing-plot-to-kill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos - REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don&amp;#39;t know what I&amp;#39;... 3 hours ago. Minding Our Elders&#174; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senior-time.blogspot.com/2010/01/set-large-md-group-opts-out-of-medicare.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Call-In-Day to Oppose the Conrad/Gregg Commission - If you have been reading here regularly, you know there is a Senate bill (S.2853 &#8211; full text) that would create a fast-track commission to make decisions a... 3 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://odasorde.blogspot.com/2010/01/samuel-taylor-coleridge-kubla-khan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H. - both of whom testified at the hearing - have introduced a similar proposal, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, S. 2853, which Lieberman and Voinovich have co-sponsored. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1095233339&amp;amp;start=8&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H. &#8211; both of whom testified at the hearing -- have introduced a similar proposal, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, S. 2853, which Lieberman and Voinovich have co-sponsored. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatorcollins.blogspot.com/2009/12/lieberman-collins-look-to-special.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.2853 Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2853/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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I would like to thank the Chairman of the Budget Committee for his hard work and commitment on introducing last week S. 2853, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009. As evidenced by this hearing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1095036984&amp;amp;start=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H. - both of whom testified at the hearing -- have introduced a similar proposal, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, S. 2853, which Lieberman and Voinovich have co-sponsored. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:1096714966&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H. - both of whom testified at the hearing -- have introduced a similar proposal, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, S. 2853, which Lieberman and Voinovich have co-sponsored. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1094780878&amp;amp;start=20&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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-A Full Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing on &#8220;Safeguarding the American Dream: Prospects for Our Economic Future and Proposals to Secure It,&#8221; focusing on S.1056, the &#8220;SAFE Commission Act,&#8221; and S.2853, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talkradionews.com/2009/12/today-at-trns-172/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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S.2853 &#8211; Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009. A bill to establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blessedistruth.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/love-is-gonna-win/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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