Obama to rally Democrats in Philly to kill sequester in budget

READ: White House drops 529 college savings proposal

In his speech to House Democrats in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, a White House official said the President “will announce that his budget will reverse harmful sequestration cuts,” claiming they threaten both the economy and U.S. military.

Obama’s pitch to tackle the sequester presents the White House with an opportunity to reboot its economic message after administration officials conceded their plans to effectively end 529 college savings plans had become a “distraction.”

A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said House Republicans have passed measures to replace the sequester in the past as well, but have yet to be impressed with any of the President’s budget proposals.

“Until he gets serious about solving our long-term spending problem it’s hard to take him seriously,” Cory Fritz, Boehner’s spokesman said in response the President’s expected remarks.

CNN