The final days of the 112th Congress must deal with the economic emergency that we face. A balanced, bipartisan, 10-year deficit reduction plan must pass Congress, not just the House or Senate, very soon in order to save America.
If not now, when? If not us, who?
Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., is a member of the Armed Services and Oversight and Government Reform committees.
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