Washington, DC Thursday, February 21, 2013
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney holds his daily press briefing and began with a push the administration’s sequestration stance.
The Administration has been arguing that Congress should act immediately to prevent the automatic spending cuts from going into effect March 1st.
Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 2:30pm (ET)
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