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June 19, 2012

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United States Senate Committee on Finance
Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 10:00 AM
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Coverage
The Associated Press: Epic battle looming in Congress over taxes, spending cuts
The Wall Street Journal: Rivlin, Domenici Urge Tax-Cut Extension, Then Overhaul
Reuters: Baucus weighs bipartisan tax renewal plan
Bloomberg Businessweek: Baucus Urges Deficit Plan With Tax Increase, Spending Cut
Talk Radio News Service: Fiscal Hawks Tell Lawmakers To Reform Medicare, Tax Code
Market News International: US Sen Baucus: Need 'Comprehensive' Deficit Plan To Avoid Cliff
Indefensible: The Sequester’s Mechanics and Adverse Effects on National and Economic Security
June 7, 2012
The full defense and non-defense sequester cuts for just next year could - due to their arbitrary and abrupt nature - cause more than one million jobs to be lost over the course of two years.
"The Tax Piece of the Debt Puzzle"
June 11, 2012
BPC hosted Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) as he presented his goals for a comprehensive tax reform package, which he cited as a crucial part of solving the federal government’s fiscal woes.