House Republicans Avoid Voting To Replace Automatic Spending Cuts

BuzzFeed writes, “Passing these sort of things has never helped us in the press in the past,” a House Republican aide says. Efforts to maintain a fragile conference equilibrium. Image by Win McNamee / Getty Images WASHINGTON — As the date nears when a rash of automatic federal spending cuts known as "sequestration" will go into effect, House Republicans have continued to repeat a familiar message: The Senate must act first. If it seems like House Republicans are avoiding the fray, it's because they are. Having at least temporarily reached a state of superficial intraparty equilibrium, House Republican…

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