[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 109 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             SEQUESTRATION

  (Mrs. ROBY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, once again, President Obama displays his lack 
of leadership and refuses to take charge in order to avoid the 
forthcoming devastating ramifications associated with sequester. That's 
why I enthusiastically agreed to cosponsor H.R. 5872, the Sequestration 
Transparency Act of 2012.
  For months, the House Armed Services Committee has repeatedly asked 
DOD and OMB for specifics of how sequestration would be implemented and 
its impact. In response, we have received nothing.
  Once H.R. 5872 is implemented, the President will be forced to forgo 
his laissez-faire approach to crisis resolution and will be required to 
report to Congress the details of the administration's plans to 
implement the budget sequestration cuts. He will be forced to include 
an estimate of the sequestration percentages and amounts necessary to 
achieve the reduction for both defense and non-defense categories.
  Of course, the impact on our military personnel and their families 
cannot be overstated. Frankly, it's inexcusable that these men and 
women who sacrifice so much for our Nation should suffer through these 
uncertainties while Senate Democrats and the White House refuse to 
offer a specific proposal to fix the sequester. As such, I urge Senator 
Reid to take this bill up immediately.

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