At issue are the forced cuts and how they came about . President Obama calls the forced spending cuts the ` ` wrong prescription '' A GOP Cabinet member urges fellow Republicans to join the coalition . Republican Sen. Rand Paul calls the spending cuts ` ` the least we can do '' Without a delay , the cuts begin taking effect on March 1st .
President Obama calls the forced spending cuts the ` ` wrong prescription '' A GOP Cabinet member urges fellow Republicans to join the coalition . Republican Sen. Rand Paul calls the spending cuts ` ` the least we can do '' Without a delay , the cuts begin taking effect on March 1st .