House Budget Committee members discussed a bipartisan fiscal commission as the national debt surpassed $40 trillion. The proposal from Reps. Bill Huizenga and Scott Peters would send a commission’s recommendations to Congress for action, while some participants questioned whether a commission could succeed.
Committee member whose criticism of commissions was quoted by Boyle
ALSO MENTIONED Barack Obama, Former president who established an earlier fiscal commission by executive order; Bill Clinton, Former president identified as the president under whom Panetta served; Leon Panetta, Former Office of Management and Budget director who argued a commission could provide political cover; Rob Portman, Former Republican senator and former member of the joint select committee who discussed prior commission design
Committee member whose criticism of commissions was quoted by Boyle
ALSO MENTIONED Barack Obama, Former president who established an earlier fiscal commission by executive order; Bill Clinton, Former president identified as the president under whom Panetta served; Leon Panetta, Former Office of Management and Budget director who argued a commission could provide political cover; Rob Portman, Former Republican senator and former member of the joint select committee who discussed prior commission design
