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CHAIRMEN As Biden Budget Talks Resume,

BILL FRENZEL
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Highlights
JIM NUSSLE
TIM PENNY Trillions in Common-Ground Deficit Savings
CHARLIE STENHOLM May 24, 2011

PRESIDENT For Immediate Release - May 24: As Vice President Biden continues to
MAYA MACGUINEAS
lead budget talks amongst lawmakers today, Maya MacGuineas,
DIRECTORS president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB),
BARRY ANDERSON highlights the Committee's recent analysis identifying between $1 trillion
ROY ASH
and $2.5 trillion in potential common-ground deficit savings.
ERSKINE BOWLES
CHARLES BOWSHER
STEVE COLL "While we all know the big reforms need to take place in the major
DAN CRIPPEN
VIC FAZIO
entitlement programs - Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - and the
WILLIS GRADISON goal needs to be passing a major $4-trillion-plus debt reduction plan,
WILLIAM GRAY, III there is plenty of common ground to help get the discussion off on the
WILLIAM HOAGLAND
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
right foot. There is certainly enough agreement to be talking trillions not
JIM JONES billions," said MacGuineas.
LOU KERR
JIM KOLBE
JAMES MCINTYRE, JR. Maya MacGuineas is available for interviews and radio/TV
DAVID MINGE appearances to discuss CRFB's analysis and the deficit debate. Please
JUNE O’NEILL
contact Sabrina Siddiqui, Media Relations Manager, at 202.596.3365 or
PAUL O’NEILL
MARNE OBERNAUER, JR. siddiqui@newamerica.net, for interviews.
RUDOLPH PENNER
PETER PETERSON Read the Full Analysis:
ROBERT REISCHAUER
ALICE RIVLIN http://crfb.org/document/crfb-identifies-least-1-trillion-common-ground-
CHARLES ROBB deficit-reduction-measures.
MARTIN SABO
ALAN K. SIMPSON
JOHN SPRATT
GENE STEUERLE
DAVID STOCKMAN
JOHN TANNER
LAURA TYSON
GEORGE VOINOVICH
PAUL VOLCKER
CAROL COX WAIT
DAVID M. WALKER
JOSEPH WRIGHT, JR.

SENIOR ADVISORS
ELMER STAATS
ROBERT STRAUSS

1899 L Street NW • Suite 400 • Washington, DC 20036 • Phone: 202-986-2700 • Fax: 202-986-3696 • www.crfb.org

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