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Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri will be impacted by defense cuts, voters say they want a resolution before the election 

The survey released today was conducted by Harris Interactive on
  behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association of 4000 likely
  voters in five states impacted by sequestration
  cuts (Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri). The
  results showed that by large margins voters are well aware of the
  sequestration cuts to defense and want Congress to act to resolve them
  before the November elections. Here are some key findings:    

- 80 percent of voters agree that leaders
  in Washington, DC should find an alternative to sequestration before the
  November elections take place


 -In Florida, Virginia and Ohio, the percentage of voters who
  want an alternative before November are 77 percent, 85 percent and 77
  percent, respectively. 


  -77 percent of voters are at least somewhat aware of the sequestration
  cuts to defense. 


  -41 percent of voters had heard or read about Secretary of
  Defense Panetta's statement that the defense cuts would do catastrophic
  damage to our military and its ability to protect this country. 


  -24 percent had heard or read about the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
  Staff's statement that the defense cuts would bring to an end the United
  States’ role as a global power.



  See Full Results 
  

  Chairman McKeon made the following statement in
  reaction: "This survey is the latest example of a great
  and growing consensus amongst the American people that sequestration must be
  resolved before it is too late. House Republicans have already acted and
  passed a plan to resolve sequestration for a year by replacing the cuts
  to the military with domestic spending reductions and reforms that
  can attract bipartisan support. Unfortunately, Senate Majority Leader
  Reid has refused to let the Senate consider any plan that would enable
  both chambers to move to a conference and avert these devastating and
  dangerous cuts.” 

   
  For more information about the House Republican solutions, see the HASC Sequestration Resource Kit

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