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Lose access to wic ben filths, aid to families so that their children can get the fortified milk they need. and yet, while thats going on, wall street is booming. can you explain perhaps why wall street is doing so well despite whats going on with the sequester cuts? >> well, i mean, without an economics degree, i think its hard to really explain all of this but it does seem to me that a large part of wall streets continued vibrancy is due in some degree the feds low interest rates and continued...

>> and the world can change again. up next on "morning joe" republicans in the house step up, offering a bill to avoid the next government shutdown while softening the impact of the sequester cuts. house gop conference chair cathy mcmorris rodgers joins us when we come back. cold feels nice on sore muscles, huh?

Basically puts in cement the sequester cuts, and certainly it does reduces the pay -- freezes the pay for federal employees and does a number of other things that im very concerned about. i just came from a hearing where the deputy of the department of education talked about how sequester will definitely affect children who are beneficiaries of title one funding. we also heard from the deputy secretary of transportation who made it clear that we would begin to see very soon all types of flight d...

It will be curious to see how cuccinelli responds? >> to that point the "new york times" had a front page piece this weekend about the fact that virginia is actually going to feel the sequester cuts harder than any other state. 90,000 civilian employees -- >> thats why the president went there on friday. >> you have to think that that is going to play into the 2014 race in some fashion. >> i think in cuccinelli case, you mentioned his book "the last line of defense." >> he has a new book out. >>...

Im overprotective. thats why i got a subaru. love. its what makes a subaru, a subaru. jon: right now as the blame game continues in washington over the $85 billion in sequester cuts, some experts are warning of the political impact the drawn-out fight could have on the presidents second term. abc news political director laying out the risks to

>> gretchen: good morning, everybody. today is monday, march 4, 2013. im gretchen carlson. glad you decided to tune in and watch us this morning. thanks very much. the florida home where a massive sunk hole swallowed that man, now almost completely gone. theyre taking it away. officials being careful just in case hes in there somewhere. but not good news this morning. a big update moments away. >> brian: the president makes the sequester cuts official today and already backing away from his scar...

Im jon scott. president obama said the sequester cuts would never happen, but obviously they did. now the white house says there is no need to talk of a government shut down. but there wont be any money for the government to spend unless house republicans and senate democrats can workout a deal by the 27th of march. bret baier is the anchor of special report. he joins us now. everything im hearing, bret, is that they feel they will get this one solved in time, are they? >> well, jon, that is wha...

Her name is julia matthews burwell, part of the clinton administration team that produced a budget surplus when republicans controlled the house, but shell be stuck with the sequester cuts. m.i.t. professor earnest mon "i" was picked to direct the energy department. and nina mccarthy is the epas assistant administrator for air and radiation. she would take over the agency, which is under intense scrutiny by republicans are who concerned about tough new regulation regarding greenhouse gasses. tho...

Napolitano making it clear it wasnt thousands of illegals as first reported. >> several hundred were related to sequester but it wasnt thousands. >> and it will continue? >> for the foreseeable future, yes. jenna: that was this morning. meantime secretary napolitano says furlough notices are going out to the tsa she said we should expect airport lines two names longer than normal moving forward. as politics of the cuts continue it play out here is the presidents top economic advisor, gene sperli...

Undocumented immigrants as a cost-cutting measure. even though officials insist most releases are not related to sequestration. check out the price of keeping an undocumented immigrant in detention. $164 a night. according to the ap, i.c.e. released 2,000 last month and another 3,000 expected this month and led to this outcry from gop lawmakers. >> this is very hard for me to believe, that they cant find cuts elsewhere in their agency. i frankly think this is outrageous. >> well, when i learned ...