Eric Cantor Wants to Stop Automatic Defense Cuts (for 1/25/12)

Eric Cantor, leader of the House GOP, wants to stop $600 billion of cuts in long-term defense spending and enact additional domestic cuts instead. Congress passed these trigger cuts back in August when it raised the U.S. debt limit. Congress seqestered $1.2 trillion in cuts, with the other half hitting domestic spending, that will take place after the SuperCongress failed to come up with a plan on additional spending cuts. Cantor failed to explain what he would cut. But, in May 2011, he showed a lack of compassion as he demanded additional spending cuts to pay for aid to tornado victims. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/23/1057722/-Eric-Cantor-details-plan-to-renege-on-debt-ceiling deal-?via=blog_1 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/24/978844/-Cantor:-No-emergency-aid-for-tornado-victims-without-spending-cuts