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White House warns agencies to protect core work from spending cuts
Reuters ^
| 4/4/13
| Gabriel Debenedetti
Posted on 04/04/2013 12:10:42 PM PDT by illiac
(Reuters) - The White House budget office on Thursday urged federal agencies to be aware of ways they may be able to shield their long-term projects while implementing the sharp budget cuts that went into effect March 1.
Agencies should avoid cuts that would harm needed upkeep or unduly disrupt programs "essential to support the long-term execution of the agency's mission," White House budget office controller Danny Werfel wrote in a memo.
The budget office has already counseled flexibility, but Werfel has now provided agencies more detailed guidance about how to minimize long-term effects of the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
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KEYWORDS: government; obama; sequester
Obama wants to cut everything but programs which support his agenda....
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:10:42 PM PDT
by
illiac
To: illiac
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:11:45 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!n)
To: illiac
What "cuts"?
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:11:46 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: illiac
I'm guessing their internal polling is showing that pain from sequesters will be blamed on Obama instead of the Republicans like he had planned.
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:12:16 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
To: illiac
LOL- OH NOEZZZ!!!!
NO ONE IS BUYING OUR ‘SEQUESTER’ DOOM AND GLOOM STORIES
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:12:44 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
To: Jim Robinson
Thanks, Jim.
Needed that today!
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:13:46 PM PDT
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: BenLurkin
What "cuts"? Exactly.
They keep promoting the lie...
The only entity that actually took real cuts was the DOD.
To: BenLurkin
You see, here's the problem... After predicting near global catastrophe, they can't just sit back and allow nothing to happen. That would cause people to think they were lying or stupid or both.
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:14:19 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
To: illiac
White House warns agencies to protect core work from spending cuts Monthly vacations and weekly campaign trips promoting unconstitutional BS are protected...........My understanding anyway.
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:23:17 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: illiac
Translation....Don’t cut any union jobs.
To: illiac
"essential to support the long-term execution of the agency's mission," My company hires only "essential" people. Why does the government need anything more than "essential" employees? Business 101
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:25:48 PM PDT
by
A_Tradition_Continues
(formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98 Class of '98)
To: illiac
Leave it to al-Reuters to call the sequester “sharp budget cuts”. My income is off 70% as a result of Obamanomics - that’s a “sharp cut”. Shaving 2% off the rate of increase sure as hell isn’t - I’d LOVE to go to 101% of my former income from an expectation of 103%. I find myself loathing the crew in charge more each day.
To: rockvillem
But, but, but....Obama sent 5% of his pay back to the treasury...that should make us all happy (s)
I, too, have lost a large chunk of my income to his programs....will never see it again...
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:30:32 PM PDT
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: illiac
Core work includes multiple luxury vacations for the First Family, and the official White Crib Dog Trainer. None of that can be cut.
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:33:35 PM PDT
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
To: illiac
But the core is where the rot is.
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:36:10 PM PDT
by
listenhillary
(Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
To: illiac
Adminmistration Sequestration Action Plan; Update - CEASE PHASE I (aka "Chicken Little Says The Sky Is Falling)
- BEGIN PHASE II (aka COA - "Cover Obama's Arse")
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:56:45 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(Welcome to Obama-Land - EVERYTHING NOT FORBIDDEN IS COMPULSORY)
To: Iron Munro
The MSM has it covered for the 2014 midterm elections:
it’s either:
“greatest recovery in US history”
or
“would have been the greatest recovery in US history except for those Republican budget cuts”
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posted on
04/04/2013 12:58:37 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
To: illiac
I say completely and totally defund anything that is not core IMMEDIATELY!
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posted on
04/04/2013 1:44:22 PM PDT
by
TheConservator
("I spent my life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless, but not men.")
To: illiac
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