Article Title: GOP leaders made ‘big mistake’ agreeing to sequester
Snippet of Article: "...Republicans had used the debt ceiling to try to force Obama to rein in spending and later touted the $2.2 trillion in spending reductions including those in the sequester. The House last spring passed a bill to replace the automatic cuts with a series of cuts to social programs but Democrats have balked because the measure does not contain new taxes...."
Source: thehill.com