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Co-chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, former Alan Simpson, (R), and Erskine Bowles (L), participate in a hearing on Capitol Hill. (Getty Images)

Co-chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, former Alan Simpson, (R), and Erskine Bowles (L), participate in a hearing on Capitol Hill. (Getty Images)