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| Number of Jobs Lost Because of the Sequester: 1 |
| 2014-05-09 |
| Despite doomsday warnings from the White House and lawmakers on both sides that hundreds of thousands would lose their jobs as a result of the sequester, it turns out the budget cuts have only led to one job being lost among 23 federal agencies. Now Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is demanding answers as to why the Obama administration repeatedly warned taxpayers that the $85.3 billion in spending cuts, which went into effect in March 2013, would threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs. The findings were revealed in a government watchdog report. "Taxpayers expect us to root our predictions in fact, not ideology and spin," Coburn said Wednesday in a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Matthews Burwell. In response, OMB spokesman Steve Posner said in a statement to FoxNews.com there is "no question" the sequestration has had an negative impact on Americans, pointing out the report also states that employees had their hours reduced and agencies were forced to curtail hiring as a result of the cuts, among other examples. The March report by the Government Accountability Office describes how 23 agencies and departments -- which appear to span most of the federal government -- complied with the cuts. Only one, the Department of Justice, decided to lay off a single employee in fiscal year 2013. A spokeswoman for the GAO told FoxNews.com the DOJ reported that the laid-off worker was from the the U.S. Parole Commission, but they had no other information about the employee. Virtually every other arm of the government turned to tactics like cutting overtime, reducing employee travel and putting workers on furlough to avoid actual firings. The report is a stark contrast from the dire predictions from the Obama administration and Democratic leadership, who blamed Republicans for the cuts. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #4 I figured it was in the DOA and that someone's farmer had died. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-05-09 14:48 |
| #3 ...it turns out the budget cuts have only led to one job being lost among 23 federal agencies. And the wrong one at that... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2014-05-09 11:45 |
| #2 Is this the "one person' who showed up last year for the Obamacare seminar in Centerville, VA ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-09 08:59 |
| #1 Only one, the Department of Justice, decided to lay off a single employee in fiscal year 2013. Probably only one who voiced dissenting views at DOJ of Holder's policies. /sarc off |
| Posted by: Fleremble Flusort1165 2014-05-09 08:44 |