By Byron Dorgan and Judd Gregg

CNNMoney.com

Oct. 17, 2011

If the super committee only reaches the stated goal of reducing by debt by $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion over ten years (or if it fails to reach any agreement), it will have done a great disservice to the American people. It is far short of what is needed to address this debt crisis, and we will continue to lurch toward fiscal chaos, recession and chronic unemployment. That is a future we can avoid if we have the courage to act now.

This is a rare opportunity. We say to the super committee: This is one of those rare moments where you have the opportunity to change the course of history.

For the sake of our country's economic future, you need to think big and bold.

When all is said and done, we want this to be one of those cases where more was done than said.

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