Progressive lawmakers push to slash defense budget during pandemic
The left flank's early opposition to increased defense spending could throw a wrench into House leaders' aims to pass a bipartisan policy bill with fewer headaches than last year.
By CONNOR O’BRIEN
A bloc of progressive House lawmakers wants to slash the Pentagon's budget in defense policy legislation, arguing extra money that would go toward military hardware would be better spent fighting the coronavirus.
Twenty nine House Democrats insisted in a letter to leaders of the House Armed Services Committee that the National Defense Authorization Act should outline a budget that is "below last year's authorized level."
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/19/progressives-push-slash-defense-budget-267953
