According to Obama himself, if these cuts go into effect:
- “It will jeopardize our military readiness”
- “It will eviscerate job-creating investments in education, energy and medical research”
- “Emergency responders, their ability to respond to and recover from disaster bill be degraded”
- “Border patrol agents will see their hours reduced”
- “FBI agents will be furloughed”
- “Federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go”
- “Air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, which means more delays in airports across the country”
- “Thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off”
- “Tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find childcare for their kids”
- “Hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to preventive care and primary care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings”
- “The unemployment rate might tick up again”
- “Deeper cuts in student loan programs”
