i've heard many, many more from my colleagues at ndd united.t kicking the can come at a level of uncertainty is not a solution. so we are urging folks to work as physically as they can to stop sequestration and puts uncertainty back into our economy and people's lives so they can live their lives and make important decisions. >> we thank you all for being here this morning. it was a pleasure. thank you, panelists. >> [inaudible conversations] >> more live coverage coming up today o on c-span2. this afternoon, the alliance for health reform hosts a briefing on medicare policy and the future of the program. this briefing will give an overview of the medicare program, including how it's funded, who are the beneficiaries, and what changes will occur once president obama's health care law is fully implemented in 2014. that's live at 1215 eastern here on c-span2. the senate against their workweek today at 2 p.m. eastern. they will continue work on the violence against women act which would reauthorize the bill for five years. they will begin voting o

today ndd united is sending two members of congress and the white house a 72 page letter signed by 3200 national, state and local organizations including those represented here today to stop the political brinksmanship, to stop cutting for cutting steak and to start working together on a balanced, meaningful solution to our nation's debt. i would now like to invite our panel to share more details about the devastating impact of sequestration on defense and non-defense programs. we will take questions at the end of the presentation and full bios for all of their speakers are available in your press packet. we will begin with marion the president and ceo of the aerospace industries association i personally want to thank marion for the association support of ndd united and her leadership in bringing defense and non-defense together for the first time under one big tents. >> thank you emily. i can't tell you how pleased we are to be here altogether to be talking about such an important topic. i am marion blakey president and ceo of aerospace industries association and we are very proud to r

i am emily holubowich, executive director of the coalition for health funding and ndd united. our programs are functions provided for the benefit of all, including public health and safety, law enforcement, education and job training, veterans' services, medical and scientific research, weather monitoring and environmental protection, natural resources, housing and social services, and transportation and infrastructure. ndd united is pleased to join with the aerospace industries association in this effort to stop sequestration and find a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to discretionary programs. both defense and non-defense programs are equally critical to economic growth and the safety and security of our nation. these discretionary programs are not the reason for our growing debt, and so far they have been the only place lawmakers have been willing to cut, by $1.5 trillion to date. non-defense programs alone have been cut by $900 billion, bringing spending on his programs to levels not seen since eisenhower was president. as we saw f

i have heard many more from my colleagues at ndd united.ertainty is not a solution, so we are urging folks to look as closely as they can to stop sequestration and put certainty back into our economy and to people's lives so they can live their lives and make important decisions. >we thank you for being here this morning. it is a pleasure. thank you, panelists. >> thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the senate armed services committee holds a hearing tomorrow on the impact of sequestration. witnesses include ashton carter and the members of the joint chiefs of staff. live coverage tomorrow morning kennecott 30. senator carl levin says the committee will vote tomorrow, on the nomination of chuck hagel to the defense secretary. he says the committee will discuss the nomination first. mr. hagel testified par the committee a week and a half ago. here's a look at his testimony. >> my 12 years in the senate, by one guiding principle on every sector decision