Progressive Democrats threaten to tank $733 billion in 'crazy' Pentagon spending if social programs not also boosted
"How
can we keep giving more money to the Pentagon than it needs when 40
million live in poverty, 34 million have no health insurance, and 140
million can't afford basic needs without going into debt?"
House
Democratic leaders canceled a vote on the two-year spending measure
late Tuesday afternoon amid progressive backlash over the Pentagon
budget.
"Members
of the Congressional Progressive Caucus cheered the outcome, saying
they had forced leadership to listen to their demands," the
Washington Post reported.
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