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No dodging fiscal reality
Don’t expect a “grand bargain” to right the deficit-burdened U.S. budget any time soon; in this election year, the most Americans can hope for likely is another temporary deal to muddle along at the spending levels set by last December’s bipartisan deal. But Ohio Sen. Rob Portman nonetheless is right to keep reminding his colleagues that future U.S. prosperity depends on tackling the problem no one wants to touch: entitlement spending. Portman appeared June 17 at the National Press Club with Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, a Democrat with whom Portman has worked before to craft compromises…Read More