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With time running out, senior Democrats and Republicans remained unclear Tuesday about the prospects of success for the so-called congressional “super committee” — the 12-member panel charged with the seemingly Herculean task of finding at least $1.2 trillion in savings over the next decade.
California Rep. Xavier Becerra, a Democratic member of the panel, told reporters this could be a “magical week” for the committee.
“I think it can be done, but the clock is ticking,” Becerra said. It simply “has to be a balanced deal.”
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said there was no deal, but predicted that if “there is an agreement … it can, in fact, pass.”
Earlier, however, a House GOP aide told CNN the panel’s six Democrats and six Republicans “are still as far apart as they were a week ago.”
Over in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Democrats on the panel “still think they can get something done.” But “the last minute is fast approaching,” he warned.
“Failure is not an option,” declared Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. “We need to get a result here.”
As leaders from both sides of the aisle struggled to bridge a cavernous ideological divide over how much to raise taxes or cut spending, Boehner and Reid huddled behind closed doors to discuss the matter.
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