WASHINGTON—Progressive plans to cut the Pentagon’s annual spending spree crashed and burned in Congress last week. Pro-labor proposals won, however by a party-line vote.
Progressive push to curb war armaments crashes; pro-labor proposals win
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Congress Members Propose Slashing Military Budget by $100 Billion
Reps. Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan led a group of House Democrats this week in filing amendments that would slash current U.S. military spending by $100 billion and reverse recent efforts to add more money to President Joe Biden’s historically high Pentagon budget request for the coming fiscal year.
Congress Members Propose Slashing Military Budget by $100 Billion
‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide
Military Could Keep Shipwreck Info From Public If New Amendment Passes
As members of the House of Representatives debate the details of their latest draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one possible addition came seemingly out of left field, or maybe 20,000 leagues. It could change the public’s access to information about military ships and aircraft that have sunk. The amendment, put forward by Rep. Austin Scott, a Georgia Republican, is said to have been motivated by unlawful salvaging operations that occur at these sites.
Military Could Keep Shipwreck Info From Public If New Amendment Passes
Pentagon Struggles to Recruit Young Americans, Army Waives High School Graduation Requirement & Requirement for Women to Register for the Draft Back on the Table
As U.S. Threatens War with Russia, Biden Administration Unveils Imperial Strategy for Indo-Pacific That Could Lead to War with China
While Eyes Were Watching Ukraine… Africa Was Ablaze
CIA Has Been Training Ukrainian Paramilitaries to ‘Kill Russians,’ US Considers Backing Insurgency in Ukraine, and Claims Russia is Planning ‘False Flag’ as Pretext to Invade Ukraine
Ex-UN Expert: Stop Lying, Pentagon’s War Budget Has Nothing to Do With US ‘Defence’
The Biden administration’s new Pentagon budget spells danger to the world’s peace, says retired UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, explaining how US interventions, subversive ops, and endemic corruption have resulted in Washington’s excessive military spending.
Sputnik News: Ex-UN Expert: Stop Lying, Pentagon’s War Budget Has Nothing to Do With US ‘Defence’
‘Giveaway of Galactic Proportions’: Bezos Demands $10 Billion Taxpayer Gift for Vanity Space Project
Rather than waste $10 billion on a redundant space contract for Bezos, that money could be used to fund Social Security Disability, Medicare and Medicaid and the food stamps many of his own employees at Amazon and elsewhere have to rely on to make ends meet.
‘Giveaway of Galactic Proportions’: Bezos Demands $10 Billion Taxpayer Gift for Vanity Space Project
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