Last week, the Trump administration kicked over 700,000 people off of their food stamps just weeks before the holidays. Now, they’re proposing $738 billion in defense spending.
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Behind closed doors, Republicans stripped out an amendment that would make huge steps towards ending the war in Yemen, where millions of lives are at risk.
Refusing to take a stand for international peace is an astonishing act of moral cowardice, and we owe the American people far more than leaving the door open to yet another escalation in the Middle East.
This “compromise” only benefits Donald Trump, his Saudi friends, and the Pentagon contractors of the military industrial complex. Handing over $738 billion to be spent on more bombs, planes, and destruction while our infrastructure is crumbling is injustice — plain and simple.
Where is our compassion? How can we allow our neighbors to go into medical bankruptcy, our friends to be evicted under crippling rent increases, and our children to go into massive student loan debt as we spend nearly a trillion dollars on war?
How can we stand by as people in Yemen desperately cry out to the international community for relief, for food, for medical supplies, and for an end to this bloody conflict? This is our chance to stand up for what’s right, and reclaim our role as the steward of global good — not a harbinger of endless conflict.
That’s why I’m asking you to stand with me today. Will you sign your name to demand a better NDAA?
Remember: the war in Iraq was not just a blunder by George W. Bush — it was a failure on the part of members of Congress who voted alongside him!
At some point, we must recognize that our mission to end endless wars cannot be fulfilled if we continue to fund those wars. These billions of dollars could fund tuition-free college for all Americans, high-speed internet for everyone, and so much more.
It’s time to start listening to the American people.
In solidarity,
Ro Khanna
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