“Obviously, the sword over the head of Democrats is the cuts. What is the sword over the Republicans? It has to be equal,” Schumer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Including more cuts to defense spending — an approach the GOP has opposed throughout the course of budget negotiations — as part of the enforcement mechanism could be a way to “equalize” the agreement.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson appears at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church on M Street Northwest for a pre-rally before a march to the White House to protest what is seen as President Barack Obama's lack of action in addressing a variety of problems in black communities.
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