Deficit Committee: House Minority Leader Selects Members for the Panel; Possible the Leadership Will Work Secretly to Drop Plan for Final Consideration
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi selected Reps. Xavier Becerra, James Clyburn, and Chris Van Hollen for the congressional Deficit Committee.
I think given the composition of the committee (the leadership selected their representatives to the panel), if it is to work the leadership will have to continue their talks with the President in secret. This way they could work on a “fait accompli” plan for consideration of the so-called super-committee. The last thing any leader would want is for their subordinates to come up with a passable plan when the leadership could not.
I further think the leadership will develop the plan and drop it to the committees as stipulated in the Budget Control Act.
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Selections of Senator Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader
|
Nominee |
Net Worth (2009) |
| Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) | $13,013 to $204,000 |
| Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) | $182,755,534 to $294,869,059 |
| Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) | $449,017 to $1,185,000 |
Source: www.opensecrets.org.
Selections of Senator Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader
|
Nominee |
Net Worth (2009) |
| Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) | $519,090 to $746,082 |
| Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) | $5,544,075 to $17,468,999 |
| Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) | $1,770,062 to $4,900,999 |
Source: www.opensecrets.org.
Selections of House Speaker John Boehner
|
Nominee |
Net Worth (2009) |
| Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) | $2,966,100 to $10,515,000 |
| Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) | $928,025 to $2,270,000 |
| Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) | $7,010,173 to $25,651,000 |
Source: www.opensecrets.org.
Selections of Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader
|
Nominee |
Net Worth (2009) |
| Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) | $100,054 to $1,424,999 |
| Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) | $212,010 to $582,000 |
| Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) | $148,007 to $445,000 |
Source: www.opensecrets.org.
