Three lawmakers who sat on President Obama’s bipartisan debt commission — Sens. Kent Conrad, Tom Coburn and Mike Crapo — convened a meeting of more than 30 senators from both parties “to make sure everyone comes to consensus on how big the problem is and how real it is,” Coburn told CNN.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, who attended the meeting, said senators want to figure out a serious “down payment” on debt reduction and tackle one structural problem.
“I believe there is a sense that if you’re going to turn this around and grow the economy, you’re going to have to deal with one, major, long-term issue this year,” he said.
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