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Throwing Money at the Pentagon Won't Make Us Safer
The Pentagon maintains the largest
discretionary budget of any federal executive department, yet it is the
only major federal agency that cannot pass an audit. To know why
President Trump's calls from more funding will not improve national
security, read Executive Director John Tierney’s op-ed in The National Interest here.
Trump Wants to Raise Military Spending - But Cut Everything Else
President Trump’s pledge to oversee “one
of the greatest military buildups in American history” will expand the
federal deficit, make us less safe and potentially contribute to
geopolitical destabilization. To understand the problems associated with
his proposal, read a POLITICO article here.
Press Release: President Trump’s Call for “Greatest” Military Buildup is Unaffordable and Unnecessary
President Trump’s call for “one of the
greatest military build-ups in American history,” without explaining how
he will pay for it, willfully ignores the current Pentagon budget that
is larger than the Cold War average and breeds waste, fraud, and abuse.
To read the full Center press release, click here.
Press Release: Correcting Trump’s Alternative Facts on Nuclear Policy
President Trump’s comments – yet again –
implying the need for a new nuclear build-up and denouncing a pivotal
arms control agreement between the United States and Russia upheave
decades of bipartisan policy in Washington and place the American people
at risk. To read the Center's full press release, click here. |
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