Barack Obama actually said...

Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a series of automatic cuts—called a sequester—that threaten thousands of jobs and the economic security of the middle class will take effect.

Context

Fact Sheet: Examples of How the Sequester Would Impact Middle Class Families

02/07/2013

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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