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Join the March 20 National Day of Action: Repeal the Sequester

Across-the-board budget cuts—called sequestration—will cost more than 750,000 jobs this year alone and many more jobs over the next decade. There is a simple solution to make this problem go away: repeal sequestration.It's that simple.Join working families on March 20 for a national day of actions at congressional offices and in our communities.Find an event near you.

Watch Live at Noon: Repeal the Sequester Press Conference

Democratic Reps. John Conyers (Mich.), Keith Ellison (Minn.), Alan Grayson (Fla.) and Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) will demand action on a one-sentence bill introduced by Conyers called the "Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013."You can watch the press conference live at 12 p.m. EDT here or in this blog. 

Source: progressivepress.net