So you want to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget - Roll Call

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when Washington says it will cut the federal deficit. Easier said than done! Just ask the 2011 super committee, which had a mandate and bipartisan support yet failed spectacularly. For this podcast, we combine the powers of the Political Theater podcast with sister podcast CQ Budget and its illustrious host, the Budget Tracker, as well as his long-suffering editor.

Show Notes:

• Obama Threatens Vetoes in Wake of Super Committee Failure
• McCain, Graham Ask Pentagon to Weigh Military Costs of Super Committee Failure
• Portman’s 2011 ‘supercommittee’ try informed infrastructure work
• Johnson wins gavel on first ballot after flipping holdouts
• Honeymoon in Washington
• The Political Theater archives
• Political Theater on YouTube!
• The CQ Budget podcast, in all its glory

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