Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes amendments to cut U.S. military budget by 10%, hold Pentagon accountable for audits, and address fraud by defense contractors, in response to House's right-wing amendments to NDAA on abortion & gender-affirming care.
, which has bipartisan support, would require the Pentagon to return a small portion of its budget to the Treasury Department’s general fund if it fails an audit “during any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024.
“Pentagon analysts found overcharges that boosted total profits to nearly 40% and sometimes as high as 4,000%,” Sanders and other senators wrote in a recent letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, and TransDigm are among the offenders.”that roughly half of the Pentagon’s budget each year winds up in the coffers of private military contractors — a trend that’s on track to continue with the NDAA for fiscal year 2024.
“This bill continues to double down on militarism and unchecked spiraling funding, an approach that hasn’t led to a more peaceful or just world,” Amelia Kegan, associate general secretary for policy and advocacy with the Friends Committee on National Legislation,
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