Defense hopes for sequester relief

NPP Pressroom

The Hill
Martin Matishak and Rebecca Shabad
10/26/2014

The odds of rolling back the sequester are improving with the fight against Islamic militants and the possibility that Republicans will control the Senate, budget experts and defense firm analysts say.

While repealing the automatic spending cuts is unlikely and even easing the cuts remains an uphill climb, opponents believe they have new, favorable arguments on their side.

Those talking points include the falling budget deficit and the emerging twin threats of Ebola and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

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