CVA Responds… Sequestration “Would Not Happen”
Concerned Veterans for America CEO Pete Hegseth released the following statement in response to the President’s declaration during the debates on October 22nd that sequestration “would not happen.”
“It was astonishing to hear a flat declaration from the president that sequestration would not happen. The fact that members of Congress sounded just as surprised by the President’s statement last night and this morning isn’t encouraging, but far less surprising – CVA has been on the record for months calling on both the administration and Congress to take action, show leadership, enact reforms, and avoid the impending ‘meat axe.’ It hasn’t happened.
“CVA has two concerns about the President’s statement. The first is that the President really thinks we can solve fundamental structural problems with government spending in a couple weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas – which means he has either no concept of just how out-of-control these problems have gotten, or that he has no intention to seek real reforms. This would be almost as tragic as letting the ‘meat axe’ fall in January – because without real reform, it’s going to fall anyway.
“The second is that the President was not serious, and merely used the comment as a throwaway line to divert a line of question. The speed with which his spokesmen have been walking back the statement certainly suggests this might be the case. Given the seriousness of the subject, this is profoundly disappointing.
Ed Payne
Oct 25, 2012 @ 08:50:08
We are being played by the politicians! They stand to lose too many campaign donations from the Fortune 1000 to let them sink. This, as always, is a game of stand off, to force taxpayers to agree to higher taxes because we won’t agree to cuts. First one to blink loses, and unfortunately, the taxpayer will be the one to lose.
Ginelle Day
Oct 24, 2012 @ 20:43:09
Are you complete and total buffoons or just mindless simpletons. You have the audacity to call my house and spew your ignorance when it comes to our Veterans and our active duty military of which concerns my family directly.
Do you not know that everything that has been done to our vets and military for the worse have been at the hands of republicans. Where were you fools at when they took away the medical and educational benefits promised by our government to get them to enlist in our armed forces. Regan and Bush(s) took away every thing. Way to go republicans. Our vets get treated like dirt yet again by the republicans and you have the audacity to call my house and spew your lies.
You all should be ahsamed of yourselves.
I gladly await a reply that is if you can do it with out a recorded message. That is the sign of a coward. Can’t risk someone calling you a mindless simpleton and realizing you are.