Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer amendment 40, to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10 percent. During a time when our country is withdrawing from foreign wars, when COVID-19 and its fallout is one of the greatest threats that we face, when record levels of unemployment, housing, and healthcare crises are among us, the United States should be reducing its military spending by at least 10 percent and prioritize the very needs of our communities here at home. Today, we can cut the defense authorization by 10 percent, without any need to deny our servicemembers or their families any of the support that they need. And in doing so, we can free up to $77 billion to go towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and much more. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”