WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. House Democrat has submitted a $2 trillion deficit reduction plan to the bipartisan supercommittee tasked with finding $1.5 trillion in savings.
Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois Thursday submitted his budget plan to the 12 newly appointed members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, saying his blueprint would give the panel a "running start" as it develops an austere budget due by Thanksgiving, The Hill reported.