The Gray Lady takes a look at the impact of sequestration in our neighborhood.
ARLINGTON, Va. — To listen to the human side of sequestration, wait in
line here for the 595 bus to Reston, Va., a journey across a suburbia
grown fat and happy on a federal spending boom in the past decade,
primarily military. . .
The Washington metropolitan area, especially Northern Virginia, is in
line to experience the largest economic hit of any region from the $85
billion in spending cuts that President Obama made official late Friday. . .
“No more movies, no more out-to-dinners, no more fun,” Robin Roberts, a
civilian budget employee in the Defense Department, said as she waited
for the 595 outside the Pentagon for the ride home. She and her husband,
who is retired, have canceled their summer vacation. They switched to a
cheaper phone plan. “It’s just pay the mortgage, pay the utilities, no
more frills.”. . .
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