2010 Mar 25 - 8:30pm
The Legislative Working Group for UFPJ will be hosting a Conference call.
Strategy Discussion: How can we address the new budget requests for the two wars, the $708 billion defense bill and the freeze on discretionary domestic spending?
Greg Speeter, National Priorities Project
Michael Prokosch, Boston Area, United for Justice with Peace
Bill Goold, Former Executive Director, Congressional Progressive Caucus Foundation (invited)
Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation.
*If you plan to be on the call, please RSVP rustiandgael@unitedforpeace.org
As people here at home suffer from the most severe economic crisis since 1929, the Obama Administration is asking Congress for a Supplemental spending bill of $33 billion to pay for an escalation of the war in Afghanistan, as well as a 2011 military budget of $708. These are costs that come at the expense of urgently needed domestic programs.
This conference call will be provide an opportunity to strategize about the upcoming Supplemental request, as well as to share ideas and hear about some local initiatives to link war and military spending to the freezes and cuts in social spending.
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