Bracing for cuts at Florida military facilities, Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday sent a letter to the White House urging President Obama to "lead America in averting the fiscal crisis" that would stem from across-the-board spending reductions expected to take effect Friday. The reductions, part of a process known as sequestration, are required by a 2011 law aimed at reducing the federal budget deficit.
Obama and congressional Republicans have been unable to agree on changes to ease the impact of the cuts. In the letter Wednesday, Scott appeared to be trying to pin blame for sequestration on Obama.
