Sentence examples for sequestration battle from inspiring English sources

But before we laugh at this rudderless state, we might want to think of both Italy and ourselves as we watch the sequestration battle play out, or as we dive off the next fiscal cliff.

David Brooks:  Sometimes when I'm in the middle of covering a sequestration battle, or any fiscal matter, and I'm feeling lonely and afraid, when I'm suffering through a deep dark night of the soul, I call the 24-hour Congressional Budget Office Emotional Support and Deficit Projection Hotline.

By the time the Washington Post's Bob Woodward appears on Sean Hannity's Fox News show tonight to tell his tall tale of intimidation, is anyone even going to still care about the reporter's ominous claim that he was threatened by the White House for daring to raise questions about its ongoing sequestration battle with Republicans?

But at the heart of the battle over sequestration — the nearly $1 trillion in budget cuts that are scheduled to begin on Friday and accelerate over the next decade — are fundamental misunderstandings between the two parties over their respective priorities.

A number of state leaders will also be on hand, as the National Governors Association meets in Washington, to offer their perspectives on the spending cuts, known as sequestration, and other budget battles.

The vocabulary was packed with references to a world that once seemed so urgent, so dominant, but which now exists only as a memory: scathing references to "Hammond" and the EEPTU, detailed citations of the role of the National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers, or Nacods, recollections of the battle fought against sequestration of the NUM's assets.

With battles on the horizon – sequestration cuts go into effect on 1 March, and the continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government expires on 27 March – Obama will be forced to negotiate.

It is not coming from the Middle East or from Europe or from our own government who has confused our economy with sequestration, shutting itself down and continual battles over health care, debt ceiling and budgets.

Yet congressional leaders remain hopeful that another showdown will be avoided, especially in the wake of a drawn-out battle and missed deadline on sequestration.

Jury sequestration does not engender the same ideological battles as other criminal justice issues.

Jim Wallis, the chief executive of Sojourners, a social justice organization, said the battle over the automatic cuts, called "sequestration," is "a good but tragic example of how the idea of the common good is failing in American politics".