[Peace] Politico: "So much for a progressive NDAA"

[Robert Naiman]

*So much for a progressive NDAA:* The final bill, however, also jettisons
many of the progressive proposals included in the House bill. Not included
are provisions to limit funding for a border wall, overturn Trump's
transgender troop ban, mandate congressional approval for war with Iran and
withdraw U.S. support for Saudi Arabia's involvement in Yemen's civil war.

*"There is no pressing reason for Congress to shower Trump, his Saudi
friends, and the Pentagon contractors of the military-industrial complex
with this $738 billion taxpayer giveaway right now," Sen. Bernie Sanders
<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d3e2d4a1a683dad2d31a516a0bcaf1ecece71f8bad1d27dd11d18951ab2b23e7b7228407f219580f8d0a4a26e5fe3f62>
and
Rep. Ro Khanna
<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d3e2d4a1a683dad2ea6767210d900c5a798dda2c736877d088b6c1be26e95a03fc27105b19465e40eb890e3e1a0d999f>
said
in a statement
<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d3e2d4a1a683dad2a2b2fa17fbb4f3170a57234f89a354b328784e80e93373e90be21dc9303dc05743a41e38c241dd28>.
*"We owe it to the American people to go back to the drawing board."
And here's the detail on the F-35. Sorry, liberals, there's no money for
tuition-free public college, there's no money for universal health care,
there's no money for Green New Deal. But here's a billion dollars for
Lockheed Martin for twelve warplanes that the Pentagon didn't ask for.

*Weapons: *The legislation authorizes billions to procure weapons,
including eight new Boeing F-15EX fighters for the Air Force and an extra
$1 billion for 12 more Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters than the
administration requested.
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