Mikulski Leads Social Security Crowd in Supercommittee ‘Occupation’

Activists joined Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Thursday in a rally to “wake up the supercommittee,” who they fear will unfairly cut health care and Social Security to reduce the nation’s debt.

Van Hollen Urges Big Reductions as Deadline Looms for ‘Supercommittee’

Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen still wants to “go big” with the congressional “supercommittee,” favoring $4 trillion in total deficit reduction over 10 years, even as he’s unsure that the group can craft a plan to curtail the deficit by its Nov. 23 deadline.