[1]Bowman for Congress

John,

Late into the night on Tuesday, House leadership shared a 2,741 page
spending bill with members that planned to invest more in defense and
military than in our own communities. And the urgency of this vote set us
on track to make a $1.5 trillion dollar decision within 24 hours.

This is because members of Congress are expected to toe the line with
little regard to the impact it has on our communities. This massive
spending package consisting of 12 separate funding bills was split into
just two votes: $730 billion for domestic and foreign aid, and $784
billion for defense and military spending.

I was proud to vote YES on the $730 billion portion of the bill for
domestic and foreign aid — which includes nearly $5.5 million in direct
project funding for our district that would create jobs and bring
much-needed resources to our neighbors. This portion of the bill also
includes over $7 billion in humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people who
are facing an unjust and tyrannical invasion.

That said, John, I
voted NO on the $784 billion defense and military portion of the spending
package. This package includes exorbitant amounts of money for ICE,
prisons and weapons. At a time when working people are struggling to make
ends meet and keep their mental health together, it is alarming that we
are spending more money to incarcerate and detain them than we are
investing towards their promise.

You supported me to fight for jobs and education, not bombs and
incarceration. I'm keeping my commitment no matter how much the status quo
in Congress gives me a tough time. Undocumented, incarcerated and poor
people don't have lobbyists in Congress. Neither do countries who are
subjected to US military power with no one to speak up for them. I am
fighting to be their voice.



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In solidarity,

Jamaal Bowman


 


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