Congressmen With Key Health Care Oversight Jurisdiction Named To "Super Committee"
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Chairmen from Senate Finance and House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce will be part of the committee tasked with finding ways to reduce federal spending.
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