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POPSSuper Congress Dems Demand Trillions In Tax Hikes To Pay For More Leftist Handouts Republicans on the supercommittee, led by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), shot down the proposal from Democrats, aides said. Republicans have pressured supercommittee members to reject any deficit-reduction deal that raises taxes — including stimulus spending for the economy would almost certainly be a non-starter for most in the party. The members met again Wednesday afternoon and Democrats were looking to see if the GOP would present an alternative path to the grand bargain. http://bit.ly/uC6KY3 http://patdollard.com more http://bit.ly/uVh8kF http://thehill.com