Sequestration: A history
POSTED: 10:31 AM PST Feb 26, 2013
UPDATED: 05:36 AM PDT Apr 04, 2013
Take a look at the history of sequestration from its first use in the 1980s to today’s cuts.
Larry Downing / Reuters
In the days before the March 1 deadline, the parties spent more time blaming each other than coming up with a realistic solution. Republicans took to calling the sequestration "Obama’s sequester" to try to shift blame solely to the president. Members of the administration touted the dire consequences cuts could mean to the general public, which many Republicans said were exaggerated to scare people.
