Support the Fiscal Commission

If you live in MT, CA, MI, OK, ND, ID, IL, NH, TX, WI or SC, look at the list below:

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)

Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA 31)

Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI 4)

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)

Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX 5)

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI 1)

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL 9)

Rep. John Spratt (D-SC 5)

These are the names of the elected lawmakers who sit on the National Commision on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.  There are also non-elected members, to round out the members to 18 total.  Looming is a Dec 1, 2010 deadline for the commission to have 14 of the 18 support the commission's recommendation to the President.  If the commission cannot get support from 14 of the 18 members, a formal report will not be released.

If the commission can make formal recommendations, it will be much harder for our lovely politicians in Washington DC to continue to avoid this hot potato issue. 

See two other posts I've written about the commission and their draft recommendations:

Shared Sacrifice 11/14/2010
Well, It's a Start  11/29/2010

Even if you don't like the commission's recommendations (which no fiscal responsibility initiatives are ever going to be wildly popular) I urge you to voice support for the commission to release a formal report.  If you live in one of the states above, please contact your Senator or Congressman to tell them to support the commission report. 

We need candid and aggressive discussions and debate to come to a set of solutions for our deficit.  We need to act now, and stop ignoring the elephant in the room.