CNN Describes ‘Nightmare Scenario’ of America Post-Sequester Cuts

Lawrence Travelers stuck and ░░░░░░░░ at airport checkpoints National ░░░░░░░░ closed during kid s ░░░░░░░░ break Even disability checks ░░░░░░░░ for weeks UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ d be scared to ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence Some officials are ░░░░░░░░ the threat of deep ░░░░░░░░ cuts into a federal ░░░░░░░░ version of Fear Factor ░░░░░░░░ MALE Scared the heck ░░░░░░░░ out of folks Lawrence ░░░░░░░░ s Social Security check ░░░░░░░░ be reduced because of ░░░░░░░░ budget cuts but someone ░░░░░░░░ has to process them ░░░░░░░░ Social Security Administration is ░░░░░░░░ letters to Congress warning ░░░░░░░░ will happen if it ░░░░░░░░ to fire or furlough ░░░░░░░░ Applicants will have to ░░░░░░░░ two weeks longer on ░░░░░░░░ initial disability claim and ░░░░░░░░ a month longer for ░░░░░░░░ disability hearing decision Homeland ░░░░░░░░ says flyers won t ░░░░░░░░ able to easily clear ░░░░░░░░ NAPOLITANO Peak wait times ░░░░░░░░ can already reach over ░░░░░░░░ hours could grow to ░░░░░░░░ hours or more Lawrence ░░░░░░░░ the Persian Gulf the ░░░░░░░░ dropped from two aircraft ░░░░░░░░ to one and says ░░░░░░░░ cuts are coming GREENERT ░░░░░░░░ will not be able ░░░░░░░░ respond in the way ░░░░░░░░ nation has expected and ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence But some are ░░░░░░░░ if there are less ░░░░░░░░ alternatives Representative Duncan Hunter ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon could cut ░░░░░░░░ navy s experimental green ░░░░░░░░ or an underperforming army ░░░░░░░░ instead of deployments that ░░░░░░░░ national security UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ s no fat left ░░░░░░░░ cut Lawrence So says ░░░░░░░░ national parks Officials are ░░░░░░░░ anyone planning a family ░░░░░░░░ to Yellowstone or Yosemite ░░░░░░░░ shorter hours and UNIDENTIFIED ░░░░░░░░ Possibly closed camp grounds ░░░░░░░░ The park service could ░░░░░░░░ more than 100 million ░░░░░░░░ it s got a ░░░░░░░░ billion budget Some critics ░░░░░░░░ almost any organization can ░░░░░░░░ a five percent cut ░░░░░░░░ its budget END VIDEOTAPE ░░░░░░░░ Now about that number ░░░░░░░░ number is 1 trillion ░░░░░░░░ s what the federal ░░░░░░░░ had in discretionary spending ░░░░░░░░ the year 2007 Even ░░░░░░░░ 85 billion off these ░░░░░░░░ cuts the federal government ░░░░░░░░ still be spending more ░░░░░░░░ they did in 2007 ░░░░░░░░ fact 150 billion more ░░░░░░░░ lot of the critics ░░░░░░░░ point to that year ░░░░░░░░ say look are we ░░░░░░░░ were able to fly ░░░░░░░░ kids got school lunches ░░░░░░░░ got our Social Security ░░░░░░░░ And they say some ░░░░░░░░ this hype has been ░░░░░░░░ in terms of this ░░░░░░░░ budget cut deal.”