WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Sunday deficit reduction talks must go on despite the defection of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., from the so-called Gang of Six.
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," Durbin, the majority whip, said the bipartisan group was near a deal when Coburn walked out.