About the Author
Timothy J. Penny (D-Minn.) recently retired from the U.S. House of Representatives, where he led the fight for deficit reduction, and is the author–with Major Garrett–of Common Cents (1995). Timothy J. Penny (D–Minn.) recently retired from the U.S. House of Representatives, where he led the fight for deficit reduction, and is the author—with Major Garrett—of Common Cents (1995). Steven E. Schier author of A Decade of Deficits (1992), is professor of political science at Carleton College and director of the Carleton in Washington program.