Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was on Capitol Hill today to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Benghazi. But — shockingly — the focus quickly shifted away from Benghazigate and onto sequestration:
Discussion at Senate Armed Services #Benghazi hearing has turned to the sequester and its impacts on the Pentagon.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 7, 2013
Because pushing a faulty budget deal is far more imperative than investigating the deaths of four Americans.
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA): Sequestration was never written into law to go into effect.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 7, 2013
Senate D's plan to prospectively punt the sequester for three months and replace cuts with closing corporate loopholes and other revenues.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 7, 2013
Panetta tells senators if sequesters hits, Pentagon would face significant shortfall in operating funds for active forces.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 7, 2013
Panetta on sequester: This will badly damage our national defense and compromise our ability to respond to crises in a dangerous world.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 7, 2013
Panetta to senators on averting sequester & Pentagon cuts: I'll support whatever package you can put together.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 7, 2013
If this hearing was designed to draw attention to government incompetence, mission accomplished. Instead of addressing the murders in Benghazi, the Democrats used this hearing as an opportunity to pressure Republicans into approving Obama’s crappy budget deal. Is this real life?
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Panetta: I know this hearing is about #Benghazi, but seriously Congress, get your act together about sequestration. Geez.
— Aki Peritz (@AkiPeritz) February 7, 2013
Please. Gag order on #Panetta Why can this man not open his mouth without uttering #sequestration These are not budget hearings! #Benghazi
— VRWC Charter Member (@RightmindsRus) February 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/Freedom_Show/status/299555503225307136
Panetta finishes opening statement warning, again, about sequestration cuts. #fnr
— Jared Halpern (@JaredHalpern) February 7, 2013
Oh, they are back on their favorite topic, sequestration thanks to Udall. Is this a budget hearing? Shameless. #Panetta
— Helle Dale (@Helledale) February 7, 2013
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@Carydc;Sequestration had not occurred yet during #Benghazi, #Panetta smoke, getting public focus off #BengahziGate
— Linda (@linda_solka) February 7, 2013
Mr Panetta, YOUR PRESIDENT signed the sequestration law. Stop using it as an excuse for the murder of 4 Americans in #Benghazi
— Mike ?? ?? (@This_I_Defend) February 7, 2013
"This will badly compromise our national defense" -Panetta on sequestration
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 7, 2013
#SASC SECDEF Panetta says if sequestration kicks in "we'd be a second rate power"
— JJ Green (@NATSEC09) February 7, 2013
We’ve already got third-rate palace-guard politicians covering up the truth.
#panetta Shut your pie whole with #Sequestration dodge. Future cuts did not kill 4 Americans. What happened in #Benghazi ??? We want answers
— VRWC Charter Member (@RightmindsRus) February 7, 2013
Dems hope sequestration squirrel will distract from bombshell admissions of incompetence by Panetta/Dempsey at today's #Benghazi hearing.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 7, 2013
Indeed. Benghazigate, sequestration … what difference does it make?
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