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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsProgressive Democrats Threaten to Tank $733 Billion in Pentagon Spending
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are threatening to wield their significant power in the House to tank a key budget measure unless the Democratic leadership agrees to boost healthcare, education, and other domestic social spending in line with the Pentagon's budget increase.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), co-chairs of the 104-member CPC, are leading the push for an amendment that would add around $33 billion per year to domestic spending programs as part of a crucial two-year spending bill, which could receive a vote as early as Tuesday. The legislation would hike Pentagon spending to $733 billion per year. Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) are among the sponsors of the progressive amendment.
"We need to prioritize our communities, not our military spending. Progressives arent backing down from this fight," Jayapal tweeted.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/09/progressive-democrats-threaten-tank-733-billion-crazy-pentagon-spending-if-social
Eisenhower warned Americans about the Military/Industrial/Complex back in the 50's.
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Progressive Democrats Threaten to Tank $733 Billion in Pentagon Spending (Original Post)
jalan48
Apr 2019
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in2herbs
(2,942 posts)1. I'm with the CPC. nt
jalan48
(13,798 posts)2. Me too. The Defense Budget is out of hand.
Buckeyeblue
(5,491 posts)3. Me too. They should do it.