Rep Barbara Lee: “It is time that we realign our priorities to reflect the urgent needs of communities across this country — none of which will be resolved through greater military spending.”
, the two have sent letters asking for cuts to the defense budget in order to prioritize public spending., including Public Citizen, the National Priorities Project and the Project on Government Oversight.
“The Pentagon budget is racing toward $1 trillion annually, while free school lunch programs for 10 million children are set to expire in a few weeks,” Public Citizen President Robert Weissman said in a statement. “We’re told there’s not money to feed the hungry, care for the sick, cut child poverty or protect the planet, even while Congress throws hundreds and hundreds of billions at a Pentagon that can’t even pass an audit.