Solving the Sequester: The Facts

Solving the Sequester: The Facts

With less than three weeks before devastating, across the board cuts - the so-called "sequester" - are slated to hit, affecting our national security, job creation and economic growth, we must make sure we are having a debate over how to deal with these looming deadlines that is based on facts- not myths being spread by some Congressional Republicans who would rather see these cuts hit than ask the wealthiest and big corporations to pay a little bit more. First, the notion that President Obama hasn't put forward a solution to deal with these looming cuts is false. In the fall of 2011, the President put forward a proposal to the Supercommittee

What the influencers are saying

  1. Jay Carney (EOP)

    127.0 days ago

    RT @Brundage44: .@pfeiffer44 takes on myths perpetuated by some Congressional Republicans on the sequester here: http://t.co/0RxQMHw9

  2. Jay Carney (EOP)

    127.0 days ago

    .@pfeiffer44 on sequester choice for GOP: brinkmanship & hurting economy, or compromise & lowering deficits: http://t.co/HcksSckB

  3. The White House

    127.0 days ago

    RT @Brundage44: .@pfeiffer44 takes on myths perpetuated by some Congressional Republicans on the sequester here: http://t.co/0RxQMHw9

  4. Macon Phillips (EOP)

    127.0 days ago

    RT @Brundage44: .@pfeiffer44 takes on myths perpetuated by some Congressional Republicans on the sequester here: http://t.co/0RxQMHw9



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