Sequestration
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The White House announced that it is cancelling public visitor tours as a result of the $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester.
President Obama expressed his frustration with the US Congress for not doing more to prevent the $85 billion in spending cuts, known as the sequester, from moving passed its deadline of March 1.
The sequester deadline looms on Friday, and two competing plans to avert the crisis are doomed to failure even before they are finalized.
Last night Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison had a heat exchanged on Fox News' host Sean Hannity on his show. During a segment on the sequester, Sean Hannity blamed the looming sequester on President Obama.
With the sequester deadline only four days away, President Obama will be visiting Virginia on Tuesday to pressure Republicans to strike a compromise that would prevent the automatic $85 billion cut in federal spending that White House officials say will have severe consequences to everyday Americans.