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The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote next week on an amendment offered by Senators Conrad and Gregg to create a "fiscal task force" that would make it easier to make cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.     

Under the Conrad-Gregg amendment, major decisions on long-term changes to programs including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid would be turned over to a task force that would focus, behind closed doors, solely on debt reduction.  Their recommendations would then be fast-tracked through Congress with a simple up or down vote, leaving no room for debate, constituent input or amendments.