Reps. Lee, Pocan Reintroduce People Over Pentagon Act to Cut Bloated Defense Budget by $100 Billion
February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release:
Reps. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Mark Pocan (WI-2), Co-Chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act to cut $100 billion from the Defense budget and reallocate the funds to the American people's most urgent needs. This Congress, the bill has the highest number of cosponsors in its history.
"Year after year, this country pours bill . . .
Reps. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Mark Pocan (WI-2), Co-Chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act to cut $100 billion from the Defense budget and reallocate the funds to the American people's most urgent needs. This Congress, the bill has the highest number of cosponsors in its history.
"Year after year, this country pours bill . . .