'For far too long, this country has put profits ahead of its people,' said RepBarbaraLee. 'Nowhere is that more apparent than in our Pentagon topline budget.'
legislation that would take $100 billion from the U.S. military budget and redirect the funds to pressing domestic needs such as housing and healthcare.
"For far too long, this country has put profits ahead of its people," Lee said."Nowhere is that more apparent than in our Pentagon topline budget. Just last year, key priorities like Build Back Better were left on the negotiating table, while Congress approved a $782 billion defense budget—higher than the military even requested."
"It is time that we realign our priorities to reflect the urgent needs of communities across this country that are healing from a pandemic, ongoing economic insecurity, and an international energy crisis—none of which will be resolved through greater military spending," Lee added."Taking this step to downsize our military budget by $100 billion will ensure that our national security truly centers on the American people, not weapons industry profits.
Reps. Peter DeFazio , Bonnie Watson Coleman , Jared Huffman , and Adriano Espaillat are backing the Lee-Pocan NDAA amendment to reduce the current military spending topline by $100 billion. Lee also introduced an amendment that would repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, which—following its original passage ahead of the catastrophic Iraq invasion—wasIn 2020, for instance, the Trump administration invoked the 2002 AUMF to claim it was authorized to assassinate Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, a decision that nearly sparked a full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran.
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