March 4, 2013 This Week on the Hill President Issues Sequester Order; OMB Releases Official Reduction Amounts Last-Minute Efforts to Avert Sequester Fail, Setting the Stage for the Next Round of Negotiations A Possible “Second Sequester” President Obama Nominates New Cabinet Members Congress Passes Violence Against Women Act HHS Releases Proposed Guidance on Exchanges and New ACA Rules Recently Released Reports New Home Sales Rise Significantly Construction Spending Down in January Real GDP Increased by a Revised 0.1 Percent in Fourth Quarter