Claim: In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts."
Fact-check: Sen. Bill Nelson says 2011 budget deal included immediate cuts
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Becky Bowers
Date published: 2013-02-25T00:00:00