The plan would cut debt growth by $5.2 trillion over the next 10 years.
Alan Simpson: 'Failed presidency' if Obama cannot rein in entitlement spending
‘We can’t be the first generation to leave the country worse than we found it’
Boehner letter offers Democrat-developed fiscal compromise - TheDC
Former Clinton chief of staff behind new plan
Bowles, Simpson punt on what Democrats would trade for higher tax rates
‘I showed the White House $600 billion of cuts in health care entitlements yesterday’
Exclusive: Bowles on Ryan: 'I'm not going to act like I don't like him' - TheDC
Former Clinton chief of staff praises ‘honest, straightforward and sincere’ GOP VP pick despite disagreements on some matters of policy
It's sink or swim together
The Simpson-Bowles approach is the only solution to our debt mess.
The Simpson-Bowles commission's recommendations can pass with broad bipartisan support
Americans have been too quick to dismiss the commission’s proposals.
The 800-pound debt gorilla looms larger with Obama's new budget
When will President Obama show real leadership on fiscal issues?
'The era of bipartisanship is now beginning'
In his State of the Union speech next week, President Obama should declare the beginning of a bipartisan era.
How to starve the beast - TheDC
Mixed conservative reaction to tax deal caused by lack of clarity around deficit impact
Higher taxes, more spending, deep defense cuts -- how is Bowles-Simpson a compromise?
The plan is a compromise between the left and the far left.
Obama panel fails to pass debt plan, declares success anyway - TheDC
President Obama’s debt commission gained bipartisan support but fell short of the 14 votes needed to pass the their plan
Coburn: 'We are rotting' - TheDC
Coburn says America is ‘rotting’ from too much dependence on government
Debt commission: 'Put up or shut up' - TheDC
Debt commission final report leans right, but conservatives say it’s just a first step
Deficit roadmap already plotted in three major debt plans - TheDC
Final debt commission vote anti-climactic, as three plans released already lay out way forward
Tax breaks for employer health plans a target again - AP
Budget proposals have urged shrinking or eliminating tax breaks that help make employer health insurance the leading source of coverage in the nation
The debt ticking time bomb
We now have a president who is better suited to have been running Greece into the ground than implementing a sane economic policy.
It's Going to Be a 'Bloodbath' - TheDC
Debt commission co-chair says upcoming debt limit fight ‘will prove who’s a hero and who’s a jerk’
Obama deficit panel likely to come up empty-handed, Democrat says - TheDC
Rep. Jan Schakowsky says Obama’s deficit commission proposal would receive support from no one on the 18-member body
A serious discussion
The time for a serious discussion about controlling our annual deficits and our national debt is long past due.
