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House Appropriator Lee Introduces Bill to Cut Pentagon Funding By $350 Billion

House Appropriator Lee Introduces Bill to Cut Pentagon Funding By $350 Billion
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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and co-chair of the Policy and Steering Committee, introduced a bill June 15 that would cut the “bloated” annual defense budget. The bill calls for cutting up to $350 billion from current budget plans, including the entire proposal for a new U.S. Space Force, while urging the Defense Department to complete a full audit by the end of calendar year 2020 and pushing for the State Department to better…

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