White House Fiscal Commission Will Address Growth Of Entitlement Spending
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
President Obama's executive order creates a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to recommend measures for reducing the growth of spending in entitlement programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
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