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2/26/2010
President Obama Names More Members of Fiscal Commission
Here is the official White House Press Release…
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2010
President Obama Names Members of Bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama named the following individuals to serve on the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform being co-chaired by former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson:
• David Cote, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
• Ann Fudge, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
• Alice Rivlin, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
• Andy Stern, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
President Obama said, “For far too long, Washington has avoided the tough choices necessary to solve our fiscal problems. I am proud that these distinguished individuals have agreed to work to build a bipartisan consensus to put America on the path toward fiscal reform and responsibility. I know they’ll take up their work with the sense of integrity and strength of commitment that the American people deserve and America’s future demands.”
The bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform will make recommendations to Congress by December 1, 2010 to put the budget in primary balance so that all operations and programs for the federal government are paid for (achieving deficits of about 3 percent of GDP) by 2015 and to meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook. With today’s appointments the President has named 6 bipartisan appointees to the commission. The remaining 12 members of the commission will be appointed by Senate and House leaders (3 each by the Republican and Democratic leaders of both chambers).
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