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Title: Mindless Defense Cut Loses Big in Congress
Post by: rangerrebew on July 24, 2020, 11:53:13 am

 
Mindless Defense Cut Loses Big in Congress

Frederico Bartels  July 23, 2020
 
 
The Congressional Progressive Caucus introduced a measure in both the Senate and the House to cut the U.S. defense budget by 10%.

The proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act was bolstered by a flood of op-eds from think tanks advocating a “more restrained U.S. foreign policy”–shorthand for the U.S. abdicating its current global leadership role.

In the end, in a victory Wednesday for those who care about the security of our nation, Congress soundly rejected both amendments.

 https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/23/mindless-defense-cut-loses-big-in-congress/ (https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/23/mindless-defense-cut-loses-big-in-congress/)