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The Late Edition: Supercommittee 'Super Committed' to Tax & Spend?

Today's Roundup of Taxpayer News!

Sunshine State News drew attention to Vern Buchanan's (R-FL) NTU supported effort to increase the transparency of the new "Supercommittee."

In The Hill, Pete Sepp urges the "Supercommittee to avoid discriminatory tax hikes on energy companies, and The Hill's own Vicki Needham covers NTUF's just-released report highlighting the spending agendas of those named to the committee. NTUF's data shows that there is a big gap between Republicans and Democrats, and an equally daunting gap between their combined personal agendas and the savings the committee is tasked to find.