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BPC's Pete Domenici and Alice Rivlin testify to Senate Finance Committee on looming fiscal cliff

June 19, 2012

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Confronting The Looming Fiscal Crisis

United States Senate Committee on Finance
Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 10:00 AM
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Read the Blog Post: BPC's Domenici-Rivlin Plan Offers the Best Comprehensive Framework for Solving the Debt Puzzle

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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


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