Leon Panetta actually said...

sequestration would be "catastrophic" to our military and result in the loss of 1.5 million jobs

Panetta warned about the severe consequences of sequestration on military and employment.

07/17/2012

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We have a real conflict here.

This Congress has the responsibility, working with the administration, to get us on a track to ultimately reduce that.

The responsibility does lie with the people on that committee to look at the entire Federal budget.

I think from the very beginning the President's made clear that we will have an enduring presence there.