Harkin releases analysis of impact of sequestration on health, education and labor programs

On Wednesday, July 25, Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) released a detailed analysis of the impact of sequestration on dozens of health, education and labor programs. 

The report includes state-level information on funding cuts and details the impact on real people in every state.

An across-the-board sequestration, included in last year’s debt-limit deal, Public Law 112-25, is slated to take effect in January unless Congress passes a larger agreement on spending and taxes. The White House estimates that cuts associated with sequestration will range between 8 and 9 percent, which would reduce funding for the Education Department by about $4 billion. Click here to read the full report.