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<title><![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Senators Mark Kirk &amp; Mark Udall]]></title><link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=22916</link><description><![CDATA[Senators Mark Kirk &amp; Mark Udall]]></description><category domain="22916">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Congress Has Basis for Deficit Deal]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<description><![CDATA[<p>With recent reports that the Senate Gang of Six has been working on a long-term deficit reduction plan of $4.7 trillion in cuts over 10 years, it is essential that the nation rally behind it.</p><p>Only a bipartisan, all-of-the-above plan, with shared sacrifices from both parties, will show the public that Congress recognizes the serious nature of the nation&rsquo;s current economic crisis and is willing to fix it. The gang&rsquo;s plan is our best hope, and we would like to see all senators encourage its momentum. It deserves the full attention of those negotiating an increase in the federal debt ceiling, which must be coupled with long-term deficit reduction.</p><p...]]></description>
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