Re: Gang of Six

In addition to Chambliss and Coburn, the group includes Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), one of President Obama’s closest, and most liberal, allies; Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), chairman of the Budget Committee; Warner, who as the governor of Virginia negotiated with a Republican legislature to balance the state budget by raising taxes; and Crapo, a budget hawk who is close to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).