Murray, Baucus, Kerry to Sit on Deficit-Cutting Super Committee
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Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will appoint Senators Patty Murray of Washington, Max Baucus of Montana and John Kerry of Massachusetts to a special committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in budget savings.
Reid, of Nevada, said he will name Murray as co-chairwoman of the bipartisan, 12-member deficit- cutting panel, which will be the central focus of political and lobbying activity on Capitol Hill for the next four months.