Reuters: Politics: White House cancels tours as a result of budget cuts

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White House cancels tours as a result of budget cuts Mar 5th 2013, 21:55 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Obama renews budget offer to cut social safety nets Sun, Mar 3 2013 Spending cut debate casts pall over Obama's second-term agenda Sat, Mar 2 2013 U.S. lurches into new budget crisis, spending cuts imminent Fri, Mar 1 2013 As Washington frets, markets take US spending cuts in stride Fri, Mar 1 2013 Blame game gets louder with budget cuts looking inevitable Thu, Feb 28 2013 Analysis & Opinion The sequester disconnect The black swan sequester The consequences of the across-the-board spending cuts.  Slideshow  The White House is seen through trees from the National Mall in Washington, March 3, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON | Tue Mar 5, 2013 4:55pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said it was canceling tours of the executive mansion, blaming the recent $85 billion in budget cuts known as the sequester. For weeks, the White House had warned that the sequester would have a sweeping impact on the nation, causing long lines at airports, closing national parks and slowing the prosecution of criminals. Despite those dire warnings, the White House and Congress failed to reach an alternative budget deal that would have averted the automatic cuts that kicked in on March 1. So far, there has been little evidence of a dramatic immediate impact. But the White House appears to be taking a proactive approach to trimming in-house spending. "Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013, until further notice. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule affected tours," the White House Visitors Office said in an email on Tuesday. (Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Karey Van Hall and Stacey Joyce) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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