Congress Approves $1.7 Billion More for Military Than the Pentagon Requested
"It took a House Armed Services subcommittee a shade under 11 minutes on May 7 to approve $1.7 billion more than the Pentagon had requested in its 2004 budget for bombers, missiles, transport planes and a variety of Navy and Marine Corps programs."
When do we get universal health care and improve our public schools and universities? When do we adequately fund research for diseases and conditions like Alzheimers, Parkinson's and Autism? When do we start providing every child with an equal chance to succeed? Enough with the military spending, let's fund those in need here at home.
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