“There are other places we can move to bring about some cost savings,” Mr. Reid said. “Domestic discretionary, defense, mandatories, revenues.”

Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) is expected to echo that suggestion in a speech Wednesday and argue that tens of billions of dollars of deficit-reduction measures could be found if budget talks are broadened…

“Everyone here knows we need a serious dialogue about our fiscal situation-discretionary spending, entitlements, and revenues,” said Sen. John F. Kerry (D., Mass.) in a Tuesday floor speech. “And when we’re honest about it, we acknowledge that to do this appropriately, everything – revenue, tax reform, spending and entitlements – needs to be on the table. ”