House Progressives Ask Biden to Significantly Cut the Pentagon Budget

Over 50 members of Congress are calling on President Biden to "significantly" cut military spending in next year's budget and invest in pandemic recovery and priorities like health care.

Congressional Progressive Caucus members Rep. Barbara Lee. (D-Calif.), accompanied by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), speaks during a news conference on the targeted killing of Iran’s senior military commander on Jan. 8, 2020.

After a year of rich economic aid for large corporations and much-delayed pandemic relief for working people, the annual federal budget process is again chugging to life on Capitol Hill. This week, President Biden will release a preview of his budget request for fiscal year 2022, with top-line numbers on what he would like Congress to approve for defense spending and everything from energy to health to education.

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