Obama, congressional leaders fail to reach deal on sequester
Because the sequester is operative, any bill that temporarily funds the government past March 27th would be funding it at lower spending levels — but with the automatic across the board reductions in...
View ArticleObama, congressional leaders fail to reach deal on sequester
The dreaded sequester takes effect today as $85 billion in automatic cuts to 2013 federal spending begin rolling in, slashing services and sowing all manner of chaos, according to government officials...
View ArticleGOP On The Sequester: Many Messages But Mostly The Same Point
Investors weren't shying away from munis as the sequester loomed either, pumping $324 million into muni-bond funds and ETFs, per Lipper data, an eighth straight week of net fund inflows. The broader...
View ArticleObama, his team struggling with accuracy when explaining impact of sequester …
Now that the sequester is in effect, the OMB has released its final account-by-account cut numbers. It released a similar report in September that was soon rendered out-of-date by the changes to the...
View ArticleObama, his team struggling with accuracy when explaining impact of sequester …
"No one can think" that the fight over the sequester has "been a success for the president," last year's Republican presidential nominee said. "He didn't think the sequester would happen. It is...
View ArticleFrom coast to coast, states brace for sequester shock
Now that the sequester is in effect, the OMB has released its final account-by-account cut numbers. It released a similar report in September that was soon rendered out-of-date by the changes to the...
View ArticleFrom coast to coast, states brace for sequester shock
On Friday, I met with leaders of both parties in Congress to try and find a way forward in light of the severe budget cuts – known in Washington as “the sequester” – that have already started to...
View ArticleStop Making Sequester Predictions!
From the left, the right, and the D.C. housing market. The military didn't lurch to a stop on Friday, but the onset of sequestration has already begun to gum up the works in the Pentagon, Defense...
View ArticleBoehner: 'I don't think anyone quite understands' how sequester gets resolved
Buck McKeon (R-CA) left coins he used to illustrate his point about how sequestration cuts affects defense funding, as well as his notes, on the podium following a news conference at the U.S. Capitol...
View Article'Sequester' kicks in, but no compromise in sight
The sequester kicked in on March 1. This is the $85 billion worth of Federal budget cuts that will ripple through the economy. The folks at Saturday Night Live tackled this issue in its cold open....
View ArticleFrom coast to coast, states brace for sequester shock
"Nobody ever suggested that this harmful sequester was going to have all its impact in the first few days," Sperling said. He argued the sequester would be a "slow grind," eventually slashing 750,000...
View ArticleFrom coast to coast, states brace for sequester shock
Austerity has hit the United States as President Barack Obama signed into law a directive ushering in significant cuts to federal agencies' budgets and triggering the sequester that has been debated in...
View ArticleMaking sense of the clashing sequester numbers
From environmental programs to renewable energy support to all kinds of inspections, the more than $80 billion in automatic budget cuts will have an impact. Read more… Remember last week before the...
View ArticlePoll: Most feel sequester will personally affect them
Automatic spending cuts that took effect Friday are expected to touch a vast range of government services. Some examples: Librab103 March 04, 2013 16:07 The sequester was design to lower the rate in...
View ArticlePoll: Most feel sequester will personally affect them
“The worst thing about sequester in my view is that they're not spending any time talking about entitlement spending, which is where we need to focus on over the long haul to make a big difference in...
View ArticleSequester spin: GOP versus Democratic House committee ads
Granite Staters are as hard to break as the rock beneath their forests; when the automatic budget cuts included in sequestration strike at the foundation of New Hampshire businesses, their owners look...
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