Senators John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire stopped in Merrimack today as a part of their tour to discuss pending cuts to the defense budget.
McCain and Ayotte are seeking a bipartisan effort to prevent the Congress-enacted sequestration from going into effect January 1, 2013.
The sequestration was supported across party lines last year as incentive for each side to reach a compromise over the budget.
Since Congress could not reach an agreement, severe cuts to social programs and defense will automatically go into effect this January.
