A top Senate Republican said Sunday that the Obama administration is exaggerating the impact of looming cuts to federal spending.
The cuts, known as "sequestration," will shave $85 billion from the federal budget this year unless Congress strikes an unlikely deal to replace the cuts with something milder. The Obama administration has said many bad things will happen as a result of the cuts, including increased airport delays.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) told "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace that the Obama administration is "absolutely" exaggerating the impact of the cuts.
"It is a terrible way to cut spending, but not to cut 2.5 percent over the total budget over a year when it is twice the size it was 10 years ago? Give me a break," Coburn said. "We see all these claims about what a tragedy it's going to be."The Huffington Post
Tom Coburn: Obama Administration Exaggerating Sequestration Impact
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tom coburn is right, the cuts will probably not affect him or his buddies in dc, or his buddies in the press. there are no words to describe how evil these people are, and they are paid to represent us and our best interest?
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