Reid Blames Sequestration For Explosion That Killed 7 Marines
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Just hours after an explosion killed seven Marines in his home state, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid used the fatal training accident as an opportunity to talk about the potential impact of the sequester on military readiness.
The Senate Democratic leader initially took to the floor Tuesday to mourn the deaths of the seven Marines, killed during a training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada.
“My thoughts are with those who are injured and of course the families of those who lost loved ones,” Reid said.
But then, after explaining that the Marines were at the depot for training, Reid went on to use the tragedy as a segue to talk about the importance of canceling the automatic budget cuts known as sequester.
Read more: http://patriotupdate.com/2013/03/harry-reid-blames-accidental-explosion-that-killed-7-marines-in-nevada-on-sequester-cuts/#ixzz2O1xNfN00
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