http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/04/gop-sequester-prevented-health-agencies-stopping-ebola-spread.html
"This is not the first negative consequence of Republicans’ austerity and sequester cuts. Last week the head of the Secret Service, Julia Pierson, said cuts due to the sequester had hurt staffing and had the agency “down 500 employees.” Republicans claimed the cuts were necessary to rein in spending across the board and subsequently have now affected Veterans, the EPA, IRS, Secret Service, and all national health agencies responsible for stopping real threats like an infectious disease running rampant throughout the population.
However, Republicans certainly know how to find money to spend on their “high priorities” such as corporate tax cuts, oil and pharmaceutical subsidies, and weapons systems the Pentagon does not want"
