President Obama is returning 5 percent of his $400,000 annual salary in sympathy with the plight of federal workers facing possible furlough due to the "sequester" federal budget cutbacks. (Associated Press)
**FILE** People listen to Lindsey Tucker, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access, in Newport, Vt., as she explains the state's health care exchange program on March 20, 2013. (Associated Press)
Because of sequestration, we're forced to cut security on our border and benefits for our soldiers. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)