As prospects for Congress’ special deficit reduction supercommittee to reach an agreement have dimmed, a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers joined Wednesday to urge the group to “go big,”and strike a deal to cut as much as $4 trillion from the nation’s borrowing over the next 10 years. The group included several dozen of the 45 Senators and 100 Representatives who had signed separate letters pushing the group to consider both raising revenues and cutting entitlements to reach a deal, prospects that would anger loyalists in both parties. Read full article >>