Advice from lawmakers pours in to ‘supercommittee’

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) figures the nation could raise a little cash by licensing Internet gambling. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) wants to save money on prison beds by letting convicts out early if they learn to read.

And House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) joined forces with Democrats on his panel to tell congressional budget-cutters where they should NOT look for savings: The Pentagon, which is already struggling to respond to two previous rounds of cuts.

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N.C. Aizenman 15 Oct, 2011

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