Budget Matters Blog
Category: Military & Security
Six Things You Could Buy Instead of a Border Wall
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security
A leaked Department of Homeland Security internal report recently put the cost of President Trump's border wall at $21.6 billion.
Tell Congress: No to Bannon on the National Security Council
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
Trump’s decision to give Bannon a vote on the National Security Council is a dangerous one.
How Justice Scalia May Have Saved Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
How two Supreme Court decisions hailed by conservatives might spell salvation for sanctuary cities.
Trump's Budget Cuts
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Today the Trump transition team suggested $10.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next ten years.
Top 6 Federal Budget Moments of 2016
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
How 2016 changed peace and military spending, climate change, economic inequality and corporate greed.
Pentagon Covers Up $125 Billion in Wasteful Spending
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
We have enough to build a strong future for our country - if we use our resources wisely.
A Trump Budget: Military Contractors Rejoice
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
For all of the president-elect’s lack of policy clarity, his position on Pentagon and military spending has been pretty clear: it’s headed higher.
Open Community Forum this Friday
By
Nora Ranney
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue,
Transparency & Data
Please mark your calendars and join us for an engaging discussion on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.
Justice Department Announces End to Private Federal Prisons
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
Our pattern of mass incarceration is a choice we've made, and we can change those choices
Is the Federal Budget Racist? The Movement for Black Lives and the Federal Budget
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
Make no mistake: budgets are moral documents.