Pelosi names final members to debt supercommittee

By Alan Fram

Associated Press

Published: Thursday, Aug. 11 2011 11:06 a.m. MDT

Summary

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has appointed three Democrats to Congress' new debt-reduction supercommittee, completing the 12-member panel's roster.

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has appointed three Democrats to Congress' new debt-reduction supercommittee, completing the 12-member panel's roster.

The California Democrat appointed Reps. James E. Clyburn of South Carolina and Xavier Becerra of California, who are both members of the party's House leadership teams. She also named Maryland's Chris Van Hollen, top Democrat on the Budget Committee.

Pelosi's appointments bring racial diversity to the supercommittee because Clyburn is black and Becerra is Hispanic.

The panel is divided evenly among Democrats and Republicans. It has until Thanksgiving to propose $1.5 trillion in 10-year budget savings. If it does not propose a package or if Congress doesn't approve it, $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts will be triggered.

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lost in DC

West Jordan, UT

"Pelosi's appointments bring racial diversity to the supercommittee because Clyburn is black and Becerra is Hispanic."

what an insulting and racist thing to say!

it's like saying their only qualifications are their

11:30 a.m. Aug. 11, 2011
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mohokat

Ogden, UT

Here we go more of Obamas transparancy. Secret meeting, closed door discussions. This is part of the countrys problem.

7:11 a.m. Aug. 12, 2011
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Cedar Hills, UT

I wouldn't trust these folks with my personal finances and I especially wouldn't trust them with my childrens future financial obligations to an out of control federal government.

12:49 a.m. Aug. 12, 2011
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