As part
of its public relations effort to turn up the heat on Republicans in a
standoff with President Barack Obama over taxes and spending, the White
House on Sunday spelled out dire state-by-state impact of spending cuts
now mandated by law to start March 1.
According to the Obama Administration, if the sequester happens "Illinois would lose more than $58 million in federal education funding this year, about 14,000 of the state's civilian Defense Department workers face furloughs and O'Hare International Airport could see customs delays of four hours or more unless Congress acts soon to avert mandatory budget cuts, according to the White House." Details of the spin can be found HERE
