In recent years the president has submitted his budget late, the House and Senate have passed only a few – if any – of the 12 appropriations bills, and Congress has relied on continuing resolutions and omnibus spending bills to keep the government going.
Trump wants $54.6 billion for autonomous weapons systems. Congress should work to defeat this spending proposal, end the war on Iran, and slow the march toward robotic warfare.
The $88 billion Trump is requesting for endless war to profit weapons contractors and his cabal of corporate cronies should be helping people instead.
The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.
The GOP’s extreme increases in militarized spending - at the expense of working people and the planet - will make us all less secure.
