Fiscal commission in search of consensus

Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the majority whip and a member of the commission, said in an interview that the \"toxic\" political environment created by the midterm ...

How can the U.S. balance its budget and reduce its long-term deficit? President Obama’s bipartisan fiscal commission is expected to make recommendations in December, but one member of that panel says the current political climate is threatening to undermine those proposals. Ian Swanson, news editor for The Hill, joins us to discuss Senator Dick Durbin’s comments.

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