Congress created the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction to pass on the responsibility of deciding where to cut $1.5 trillion from the national deficit. The 12 lawmakers selected to make this decision have been given incredible power, one that will have a monumental impact on our country for years to come. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that the decisions the Committee makes -- and the people and organizations who try to influence those decisions -- be known to the public.
Representative Loebsack recently introduced HR 2860, the Deficit Committee Transparency Act, to help implement common sense measures that will guarantee that the interests of the American people are being placed first and foremost in this process. But this bill needs support if it's ever going to become law.
Already, Representatives Quigley, Renacci, Conyers, and Pingree have decided to cosponsor this bipartisan initiative. What about your elected officials?
Call now to ask your representatives to acosponsor HR 2860 -- or congratulate them if they've already done so. Without support from the Hill and your elected officials, there’s little hope that the interests of the American people will be placed first and foremost in this process.
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