Washington (CNN)-- Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, R - Oklahoma, is pulling out of so - called «Gang of Six» bipartisan negotiations for now — dealing a potentially fatal blow to the group that has been working intensely for some five months to find
agreement on a deficit reduction plan.
about U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on the Failure of the Joint Select Committee to Reach
Agreement on Deficit Reduction
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on the Failure of the Joint Select Committee to Reach
Agreement on Deficit Reduction
Not exact matches
The
deficit reduction programme takes precedence over any of the other measures in this
agreement, and the speed of implementation of any measures that have a cost to the public finances will depend
on decisions to be made in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
«This new coalition is founded», Osborne said, «
on an
agreement to significantly accelerate the
reduction in the
deficit».
75 % of that
agreement was unexceptionable to most Liberal Democrats and would have passed through Conference, but the most important parts including the acceleration of action
on deficit reduction would not have, nor would the wording in
agreement relating to the receipt of the Brown Report.
The
agreement says: «The parties agree that
deficit reduction and continuing to ensure economic recovery is the most urgent issue facing Britain... The parties agree that modest cuts of # 6bn to non-frontline services can be made within the financial year 2010 - 11, subject to advice from the Treasury and Bank of England
on their feasibility and advisability.»
(CNN)- Two days before the deadline for a possible U.S. government default, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached
agreement Sunday
on a legislative package that would extend the federal debt ceiling while cutting spending and guaranteeing further
deficit -
reduction steps, Senate leaders announced.
Finding ways to cut energy use has become more critical now that many federal institutions are facing budget cuts in the wake of the Congressional Joint Select Committee
on Deficit Reduction's failure to reach a cost - cutting
agreement.