Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130302:18:35:00
Welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." let's go to washington now and ready or not the long-dreaded sequester has arrived. the mandatory $85 billion in automatic spending cuts kicked in today after president obama signed the order last night. half those cuts will come from domestic programs, the other half from the defense budget. the president says the effects of the cutbacks will be gradual. >> the longer these cuts remain in place, the greater the damage to our economy. a slow grind that will intensify with each passing day. >> and the majority of americans agree with the president that...
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