House Budget Committee chairman expresses frustration about committee failure

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT mmcnutt@opubco.com
Published: November 22, 2011

The chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee said Monday he is frustrated that the leaders of Congress' deficit reduction supercommittee failed to reach agreement on cutting the debt.

“It's another missed, wasted opportunity,” said U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

“We put out a $3.9 trillion plan, a $1.5 trillion plan, a $600 billion plan — all the Republicans offered these various plans,” said...


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