Sequestration was established as a means to force the Congressional Budget Committee on Deficit Reduction to produce legislation by November 23, 2011 to further reduce spending by at least $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
The automatic sequestration process threat was intended to force the Congressional Budget Committee on Deficit Reduction to present a reasonable plan to Congress. Predictably, it was unable to do as intended, since they failed to even submit a proposal, yet alone to pass the required amount in cuts by the end of 2012.
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As I did last week, I will continue to discuss the 60 Minutes interview with the former CIA Deputy Director, Mike Morell, conducted by correspondent John Miller on October 27, 2013. The interview was entitled The Deputy Director: Mike Morell.
As reported by Miller, Morell believes our country “can manage most external threats, but as an analyst he sees our greatest vulnerability is one generated right here at home.”
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On October 27, 2013, the former CIA Deputy Director: Mike Morell was interviewed by correspondent John Miller on 60 Minutes. The interview was entitled The Deputy Director: Mike Morell.
According to Miller, Morell’s “insights have helped shape the key foreign-policy decisions of the last three presidents.”
In discussing Edward Snowden, the leaker of classified documents concerning the United States’ secret electronic surveillance programs, Morell said he did not believe that Snowden was a whistleblower.
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