The term sequester refers to
A. those budget items, such as Social Security, that are largely uncontrollable.
B. the process of protecting certain items from budgetary review.
C. freezing budget items at previous levels.
D. a limit set on the percentage of uncontrollable expenses that the budget can contain.
E. automatic, across-the-board percentage cuts in the budget.
Answer: E
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