Gene Sperling on Sequestration

President Obama’s economic adviser Gene Sperling appeared on several talk shows Sunday, March 3, 2013. In this portion he talked about the i… read more

President Obama’s economic adviser Gene Sperling appeared on several talk shows Sunday, March 3, 2013. In this portion he talked about the impact on the economy of the automatic spending cuts known as 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 began March 1, 2013. close

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Gene Sperling on Sequestration

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Program ID:
82230-101
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Broadcast
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Mar 03, 2013 | 5:58pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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  • Mar 03, 2013 | 5:58pm EST | C-SPAN 1