Threat of Sequestration Hits Howard County Economy
'Everyone from the dry cleaners to the local schools--everyone is going to be affected by this.' - Maureen Thomas, Howard County Chamber of Commerce.
Local business and political leaders are speaking out about possible harmful effects to the local economy if the federal government’s plan to make automatic cuts, dubbed sequestration, happens next month. “The worst part about it is the lack of predictability,” said Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, on the C4 Show Thursday morning. Without action from Congress, the sequester would go into effect automatically on March 1, reducing spending in a number of areas, including education, the environment, health, military and law enforcement, the White House said. On the show, Ulman said the federal government hasn’t provided information about what jobs will be cut or furloughed due to the pending sequestration. “We have lots of folks that work …
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