Trade groups sound off on sequestration Now that deadline for federal sequestration has arrived, some business groups are ramping up calls for lawmakers to reach a budget deal before the economic fallout begins. TechAmerica, for example, said it was disappointed in the lack of cooperation between the administration and members of Congress. "While the name doesn't mean much outside Washington, the effects sure will and will reverberate around the country," Tray Hodgkins, senior vice president for the global public sector at TechAmerica, said in a statement. "Regardless of what happens after today, the cuts going into place will do irreparable harm to much of our economy,… Read More