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As 'Devastating' As Sequester Is, Not 'Immediate Catastrophe'

March 3, 2013

Host Rachel Martin speaks with congressional scholar Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution about the economic and political impact of sequestration. He is the co-author of a book about political gridlock, called It's Even Worse Than It Looks.

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