Lawmakers' 12 member debt cut panel faces tough $1.2 trillion task
A bipartisan group of 12 lawmakers will be named to devise $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion in budget cuts over a decade, with Christmas as the deadline to vote. The panel must target discretionary and mandatory programs including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and veterans benefits while avoiding a gridlock outcome. If it fails, automatic cuts totaling $1.2 trillion would hit defense and domestic programs.
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Kansas leaders vote on debt ceiling bill and reactions
Kansas senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran and representatives Tim Huelskamp Mike Pompeo Kevin Yoder and Lynn Jenkins voted yes NG no on the debt limit bill. Roberts said avoiding default was top priority while Moran called the plan political theater and not good for America's future. Huelskamp urged real spending cuts, Pompeo framed the bill as cutting spending, Yoder lamented missed reform opportunity, and Jenkins praised the measure as avoiding default and cutting the budget without new taxes.
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Topeka
Oregon Guard backs $20,000 enlistment bonus for Pfc. Wells
The National Guard confirmed it will pay a $20,000 enlistment bonus to Pfc. Chelsea Wells, despite findings that up to $34 million in incentives were improperly offered from 2007 to 2009. The move follows congressional pressure and a memo citing equity and good conscience. Oregon saw 15 bonuses totaling $262,500 questioned, with 13 resolved in soldiers' favor. Wells enlisted in 2007 for a critical skills role, later moving from Milton-Freewater to Georgia.
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Georgia
Mubarak Goes On Trial In Cairo In Defendants Cage
Egypt's 83 year old Hosni Mubarak lies bedridden in a hospital cage as trial opens for alleged corruption and complicity in killing protesters. His sons Gamal and Alaa stand by, while police guard a tense scene outside the Cairo academy. The hearing cites premeditated murder and gifts in a land deal with the state.
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