Next, a bipartisan congressional committee would be created to slash the debt further — potentially through entitlement and tax reform.
The wars are winding down, and the whole country is being asked to sacrifice through entitlement cuts and increases on income and capital-gains taxes.
"He's the Chihuahua in the room, constantly yapping about it, sometimes to the frustration of other Republican members, who want to focus on deficit reduction through entitlement reform".
It failed to keep Congress informed about important decisions, particularly on the "war on terror", let alone involved in decision-making.The Bush legacyThis my-way-or-the-highway partisanship destroyed Mr Bush's ability to push through entitlement reforms.
Reining in federal spending, reforming a broken tax code, passing realistic immigration reform and creating an ownership society through entitlement reform are all big ideas that resonate with voters.
Then, it should put in place a long-term $1 trillion deficit-reduction package, half of which is achieved through entitlement cuts, one-third through tax increases and the rest by shrinking discretionary programs, chiefly defense, which are funded through annual appropriations from Congress.
Most spending takes place automatically through entitlement programs.
The two most common proposals for Medicaid through "entitlement reform" are to block-grant it to the states or impose a per-capita spending limit on the program.
There are several billion-dollar projects going through entitlement right now and several others that have already broken ground just downtown.
Congress should also work to address our long-term fiscal problems through entitlement reform and getting our debt and deficits under control.
