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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 19th, 2011

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Sequester Stance. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and more than 80 House Democrats decry Republican attempts to alter so-called sequestration cuts to the Pentagon--which could increase long-term defense reductions by $600 billion because of a budget-cutting panel’s failure--in a letter to President Barack Obama. They write they support his Nov. 21 threat to veto any sequester-altering legislation that comes without a large-scale balanced-budget plan. “The failure of Congress to act must have consequences,” they write. “We stand ready to work with you…

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