No, I know the facts and you don't.
This committee is made up of elected representatives from Congress. Whatever legislation they draw up is subject to an up or down vote from the House AND the Senate. If whatever they propose fails, the automatic spending cuts outlined in the legislation that just passed tonight goes into effect. Period.
Before every major bill gets voted on, there is a vote on the rules. It is commonplace for the rules to prevent amendments - in fact I am sure it happened with the vote today as it does with many others. All this legislation does is says that whatever the committee, made up of elected congresscritters and senators comes up with, gets a straight up or down vote. That's it.
First of all there isn't a single American voter who has anything to do with those elected for the committee of 12...they will be appointed by the leader of the House and Senate.....I am certain those who have NOT been appointed to this are not happy a committee determines what's going to be cut and then attempt to get a vote on 'their' choices. That's pure treasonous to 'all' the members of congress.
Furthermore the Tea party Representation is completely out of the loop as they are not given a position with the 12.
This government had over two years to sit down and get this done the right way...they ALL said no. Now their passing the buck to a committee to determine what they should be determining is cut.
No matter how you paint your view of the operation principles of this government....that structure has been destroyed and no longer operates as such.