Administration Pegs OSHA Budget Cut At $46 Million In Event Of Sequestration

The Obama administration estimates that OSHA's budget would be cut by $46 million early next year under the automatic, government-wide sequestration triggered by the failure of the congressional “super committee” to come up with a deficit reduction plan under the Budget Control Act, the compromise reached during the showdown over raising the debt ceiling in 2011. The $46 million cut, if carried out, would be part of an 8.2 percent hit to non-defense discretionary spending. The White House Office of Management and Budget outlines the cuts -- which it says the administration opposes -- that woul