A coalition of liberal groups is pushing a letter around Capitol Hill these days, calling for serious cuts in the military budget, in order to pay for long-neglected social programs and new Obama Administration domestic initiatives promised during the election campaign.
Key progressive lawmakers are quoted in an article in The Hill, including Progressive Caucus Chair Raul Grijalva and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee head Tom Harkin, making the case that it's time for less spending on the military, and more on our social needs.
Niel Ritchie of the League of Rural Voters points out the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as an example of wasteful, unnecessary spending, noting that "a few hundred billion dollars is a lot of schools and a lot of health care."
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/liberals-want-more-defense-spending-left-behind-2009-03-25.html
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