President Barack Obama called yesterday for Congress to craft a short-term plan to prevent across-the-board Pentagon cuts from starting next month, spurring exasperated responses from Republicans wary of any tax increases. Obama did not offer a specific proposal to stop “sequestration.” That’s the $1.2 trillion decade-long cut to defense and non-defense spending that is unpopular in Washington but slated to start in March because Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to stop it. At a White House press conference Obama…
GOP Skeptical Of Obama Call For Sequester Delay
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