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Then would also suggest they would be paying the legal costs. it's outrageous -- if it ends up being exactly as we understand it to be, it's outrageous. i can't manual how they thought they would get away with it. i'll be interested to see if it becomes a bigger story in the next few days. >> bret: juan? >> i think it's clearly political. i think the obama administration here wants to avoid scaring people or creating defense industry a major industry in this country. sense of panic about what may happen with the sequestions ration, because i think they fear it -- see questions ration because t...

And moving to thompson facility in illinois. it's not happening. save it for another day. the sequester, contractors under the warn act, which is law, it said that contractors must give employers, employees rather 60 days' notice if they are going to have layoffs now. with the sequestions ration looming -- sequestration looming they are looking to lay off hundreds of workers. the obama administration doesn't want the defense contractors to do that. omb is saying they will pay the contractors legal bills if they are sued by the employe employees. steve, what about this story? >> well, you know,...

That is a very bad outcome. i think he raises completely valid points and one way though i agree with what charles is saying undoing the sequestration down the road an area that would be immediate negative impact that would be unfortunate. >> i'm concede it would be a waste of time to plan for a sequestration that is not going to happen. but it's a lot less damaging than actual sequestions ration, which even the democratic secretary of defense said it would be devastating. >> shannon: i want to mention today the house data voted down balanced budget amendment. that included some democrats that...

Reform. you lower the rates, you eliminate the loopholes which essentially the rich are paying. and you get tax reform, lower rates, higher revenues. >> shannon: let's talk about the sequestration issue if it happens. you feel confident they would go around it if it happens. buck republican congressman with the house armed services committee wrote a letter to the cochairs of the super committee saying if sequestions ration were to occur the impact on the national security, men and women in uniform would be immediate, dire and some cases irrevocable. do you think they take the point in hand? >>...

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