[1]Justice Democrats

John,

For decades, legacy military contractors have charged the federal
government [ [link removed] ]exorbitant amounts of money for everything from fighter jets
to basic hardware. Lockheed Martin, for example, has used its monopoly on
F-35 fighter jets to profit from maintenance only they can provide, and
the work needed to support and upgrade existing jets is expected to cost
taxpayers over $1.3 trillion. TransDigm, another contractor responsible
for supplying spare parts for the military, was found to be charging the
Pentagon [ [link removed] ]more than four times the market price for their products.

And this latest defense budget only feeds this pattern. This defense
spending proposal constitutes [ [link removed] ]56 percent of our nation’s discretionary
budget, and about half of that is allocated to defense contractors.

Keeping America strong starts at home. It means ensuring access to
quality, affordable healthcare and education, strengthening our economy
with good-paying jobs, and giving Americans the tools they need to pursue
the American Dream.

[ [link removed] ]Sign if you agree: Bloated military spending is not the answer. We must
put our tax dollars to help working Americans at home.

I was proud to be the sole dissenting vote on the $886 billion defense
budget in the House Armed Services Committee recently. The decision was
obvious to me: We can’t continue to sign a blank check to price-gouging
defense contractors while Americans struggle here at home.

We have an obligation to invest taxpayer money in programs and policies
that are designed to support the American public and move our country
forward. It’s time for us to put our country’s needs before the profits of
monopolistic military contractors.

In solidarity,

Ro

 

 

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