Senate majority leader Harry Reid introduced a proposal today that he says would give Republicans everything they want in a debt ceiling deal: It would reduce the deficit by $2.7 trillion over 10 years, without raising taxes. But the plan was light on details of what gets cut–and when.
How much does the plan cut up front in 2012? Reid isn’t sure. “You know, I am not much of a numbers wonk,” Reid told THE WEEKLY STANDARD during a press conference this afternoon. “Get that from my staff, okay?”
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