The White House -- What Is the Sequester?

Posted:  27 Feb 13


On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:36 AM, The White House <info@messages.whitehouse.gov> wrote:

Your Daily Snapshot for Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Watch at 1:05 p.m. ET: President Obama speaks on the devastating impact of the sequester on WhiteHouse.gov/Live.

What Is the Sequester? In just a matter of days, harmful automatic cuts -- known as the sequester -- take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. President Obama put forward a plan to avoid these cuts and reduce the deficit by cutting spending and closing tax loopholes. Now it's up to Congress to act.

Read more about the devastating impact of the sequester, and learn about President Obama's plan to avoid these cuts.

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Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

10:05 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:50 AM: The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews 11:05 AM: The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Newport News, Virginia 1:05 PM: The President delivers remarks on the devastating impact of the sequester  2:05 PM: The President departs Newport News, Virginia 2:50 PM: The President arrives at Joint Base Andrews 3:05 PM: The President arrives at the White House  Indicates that the event will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov/Live Get Updates Sign up for the Daily Snapshot Stay Connected Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr Google+ The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111