Both sides Quote by Leon Panetta

I'm the first secretary of defense that's had to deal with sequestration. I've prepared two budgets that deal with sequestration. And you bring the…

— Chuck Hagel

I think what Democrats need to do is they need to work for the country and make sure that not only the southern border…

— Jon Tester

You know, [congressmen] can talk about sequester, they can talk about all of the different things that they've - they're doing. But this isn't…

— Donald Trump

I would rather keep all the levels lower and stick to the sequester, but there are people in leadership who live outside of reality…

— Justin Amash

We are going to repeal the Obama-Clinton defense sequester and we are going to rebuild the military of the United States which is very,…

— Donald Trump

If we have to continue to live under sequestration, it will have a maximum impact on our ability to fulfill the president's strategic guidance.…

— Chuck Hagel

I think this is exactly where the action is, is in the middle. I have seen it when I was governor of the state…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

I think there's a lot of folks who believe that this is a time that Democrats have to fight fire with fire. As a…

— Cory Booker

Our top priority is our troops, who are making the extraordinary effort to fulfill the mission they have been given. Democrats will work with…

— Jim Clyburn

More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection…

— Nick Lampson

We are looking at what more we can do. As well as a strong security response we need a strong humanitarian one.

— Tony Abbott

I believe there are several conservative democrats who are prepared to join Republicans in opposition to measures that propose new entitlements and reparations.

— Thom Tillis