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A “New Deal” for Military Contractors?

The mandated spending cuts will already fall more heavily on domestic spending than on military spending, but it is military contractors and their allies in Congress who are most vocal about wanting a new deal. Though no legislation has appeared yet, Congressional leaders in both the House and the Senate are calling for some kind of legislative waiver for the military.

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House Brings Harsh Vision into Focus

On Thursday (May 10), the House voted to cut deeply into human needs programs in order to avoid putting limits on Pentagon spending growth or ending some of the “temporary” tax cuts that have hung around since the last recession (2001 – 2003).

The legislation (H.R. 5652), known as the “Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act,” passed 218 - 199, largely along partisan lines.

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Military waste
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Our Pentagon budget vs. the world
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Our Nation's Checkbook Campaign

From Washington to Michigan and California to Florida, organizers in this FCNL-led campaign are building support in Congress for shifting money from the Pentagon to diplomacy, green jobs, and meeting human needs.

Security: A Dialogue

Libby and Freeman face each other across their kitchen table. Their checkbook is open, the coffee is cold. It’s time again for one of those conversations. Times are tight; they’re both grateful to have jobs, but they’ve both had their hours cut back and their income is just not stretching far enough.

FCNL Statement of Legislative Policy

"The federal budget should allow for adequate spending to meet the actual needs of the nation.... Resources should be refocused from military spending to meeting human needs. We seek to eliminate hunger and poverty at home and abroad through economic policies that enlarge opportunities for all people to have an adequate income."
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A “New Deal” for Military Contractors?

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Budget News

House Brings Harsh Vision into Focus

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Get the Facts

Stories & Successes

Our Nation's Checkbook Campaign

Security: A Dialogue

FCNL Statement of Legislative Policy

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Starving the Hungry to Feed the Pentagon

Rebuild America Act Support Letter

Food vs. Fighter Jets

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How Does Federal Spending Benefit Your State?

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