Lee, Pocan Revive Bill to Cut Military Budget by $100 Billion

Photo caption: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) speaks at the House Appropriations Committee’s Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on February 27, 2020. Photo credit: Caroline Brehman / CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images. Article by Jessica Corbett. Common Dreams – February 22, 2023.

U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan on Wednesday reintroduced their People Over Pentagon Act, which would slash $100 billion from the nation’s military budget and reallocate that money to urgent needs, from investments in education and healthcare to combating the climate emergency. […]

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