Obama on Sequester: ‘The Longer These Cuts Are In Place, the Bigger the Impact Will Become’

The president’s warning comes after he urged Republicans in Congress to address the sequester in his weekly address over the weekend. “[The sequester will] leave many families already stretched to the limit, scrambling to figure out what to do,” he said. “Are Republicans in Congress really willing to let these cuts fall on our kids’ schools and mental healthcare just to protect tax loopholes for corporate jet-owners?”