Robert L. Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan budget watchdog group, said the proposal will help focus debate on the nation’s long-term fiscal problems when lawmakers return to Washington to tackle the continuing resolution set to expire March 27.

“It is another opportunity to do something and they are trying to inject a framework to include in the conversation,” Mr. Bixby said. “What is needed now is nudging the normal budget process in the direction of a comprehensive deficit-reduction plan.”

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