As Congress failed to take action, the cuts required by the Budget Control Act, commonly referred to as the sequester, began taking effect on March 1.\u00a0 Spending cuts of $85 billion are being imposed across federal programs, both military and domestic.\u00a0 While many of the core programs that seniors and veterans rely on are exempt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As Congress failed to take action, the cuts required by the Budget Control Act, commonly referred to as the sequester, began taking effect on March 1.\u00a0 Spending cuts of $85 billion are being imposed across federal programs, both military and…<\/span><\/p>\n