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Defense Budget passes Senate

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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Today, on the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, the Senate passed the 2010 Defense Budget with 93 yays to 7  nays.  The bill allocates $128 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  This does not include any amounts allocated by additional war supplemental bills. To date, we have already spent over [...]

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Worldwide Spending on Weapons Hits All-Time High – Tell Congress, ENOUGH!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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Worldwide military spending on arms hit an all-time high last year, according to a new report.  In 2008, over $1.4 TRILLION was spent on weapons in 2008.  The United States is responsible for 42% of the spending, which is more than the next 14 countries combined. Not coincidentally, the US Congress continues to debate Obama’s Supplemental [...]

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