Senate Democrats Hold Press Conference On Sequestration

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) (L) holds up a layoff notification during a news conference with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol on the eve of the budget sequester February 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. Referring to the sequester, Senate Chaplain Barry Black opened today's session with the prayer, "As we anticipate an across-the-board budget cuts across our land, we still expect to see your goodness prevail, O God, and save us from ourselves." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)