Congressman Joe Donnelly Discusses Super Committee Failure to Cut Deficit

Joe Donnelly
Congressman Joe Donnelly

Deadlocked on their refusals to compromise on recommendations for cutting the government deficit, both Republican and Democrat members of the Super Committee have admitted defeat.

Second District Democrat Representative Joe Donnelly was asked about that failure.

“They were not able to get enough movement on the revenue side,” said Donnelly. “We had significant cuts and we had enough to actually get into the neighborhood of the $3 trillion deficit reduction, but we could not get our friends to agree to a package that figured out how to increase revenue.”

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Congressman Donnelly Discusses Nation’s Economy

Joe Donnelly
Congressman Joe Donnelly

Congressman Joe Donnelly was recently asked what he’s been hearing about the economic front.

“On the economic front, we are waiting on the report from the Super Committee which we’re hoping will be able to help us reduce the deficit, while at the same time, allowing us to continue to grow our economy,” commented Donnelly. “We saw that the jobless report shows the lowest number of jobless claims in seven months so it’s a step-by-step process, but we’re hoping that our economy gets stronger.”

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