document: House Talks Mimic '' `` Gang of Six '' '' Effort BY COREY BOLES WASHINGTON -- A group of moderate House Democrats have initiated conversations with Republican lawmakers in a bid to try to reach a deal to tackle burgeoning federal spending . The group is being led by Reps. Jim Cooper -LRB- D. , Tenn. -RRB- and Kurt Schrader -LRB- D. , Ore. -RRB- , both of whom are leaders of the Blue Dogs , a coalition of fiscal conservative Democrats . Tuesday , the lawmakers released a series of fiscal discipline goals , many of which are similar to the targets set in place by the deficit commission established ...
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abstractive_keyphrases: democrats tuesday corey boles washingtona republican tackle burgeoning federal discipline goals