Senators to Push Debt Debate in Next U.S. Congress
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Senators Mark Warner and Saxby Chambliss will seek to put the U.S. debt atop the agenda in next year’s Congress by offering measures to cut government spending, reduce popular tax breaks and trim entitlement programs.
Warner, a Virginia Democrat, and Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, have been working over the past six months to court a group of 25 senators from both sides of the political aisle in a bid to gather support for their bill, Warner said today in an interview.