By Andrew Taylor

The Associated Press

Oct. 14, 2011

One option might be for the supercommittee to issue orders to regular congressional committees to fill in details next year.
That approach, often mentioned as an option for tax reform, has its flaws as well.

"They can do it, but will they? Do they want to tackle any of those subjects in what is going to be a tumultuous election year?" said Steve Bell, an economic analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former GOP Senate aide.

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