House Budget Committee Democrats

Learn what it is, the consequences of going off it and why we must replace it with a balanced plan to reduce the deficit.

FAQs, charts, reports and press releases regarding sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011.

The Republican budget gives extra tax breaks to the wealthy at the expense of everyone and everything else.

The Democratic budget for 2013 makes investments where needed to keep the country strong while responsibly reducing the deficit in a balanced way.

House Republicans continued to reject a balanced approach to deficit reduction at the mark-up of the Sequester Replacement and Reconciliation Acts of 2012.