NEW : Obama calls for a fair approach , saying everyone should chip in to a solution . Clyburn , Van Hollen and Becerra are added to the 12-member bipartisan committee . `` No one believes this is going to be easy , '' he added . The new committee will consider more than $ 900 billion in deficit reduction steps . It is created under the debt ceiling agreement passed into law the end of the year .
NEW : Obama calls for a fair approach , saying everyone should chip in to a solution . Clyburn , Van Hollen and Becerra are added to the 12-member bipartisan committee . The new committee will consider more than $ 900 billion in deficit reduction steps . It is created under the debt ceiling agreement passed into law the end of the year .