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Deficit panel falls short of demanding congressional action on plan

The plan, containing sweeping austerity and reform proposals, receives support from 11 of the 18 members on the bipartisan commission, but 14 votes were needed to require Congress to consider it.The bipartisan deficit commission Friday fell three votes shy of the supermajority needed to require Congress to act on its recommendations, leaving uncertain the fate of the sweeping austerity and reform proposals it offered.

 

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