Congressional Legislative Agenda
“Sequestration,” a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013.
Jonathan Strong spoke by Skype about the legislative agenda for the week as Congress returned from a Presidents' Day recess. It would be the… read more
Jonathan Strong spoke by Skype about the legislative agenda for the week as Congress returned from a Presidents' Day recess. It would be the last week for Congress to reach an agreement to avoid sequestration.
“Sequestration,” a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. close
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