'This is the definition of prioritizing the Pentagon (militarism and war) over the people,' said CodePink.
"Instead of redistributing money from the astronomical, record-breaking $782 billion Pentagon budget, the House decided to cut all Covid relief from the latest spending package," the peace group CodePinkin a Twitter post late Wednesday."This is the definition of prioritizing the Pentagon over the people."
The $782 billion in U.S. military funding included in the omnibus—which the Senate must pass by midnight Friday to avert a government shutdown—is $29 billion more than President Joe BidenWhile the measure contains nearly $14 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine—includingfor military equipment as the country fights Russia's invasion—NPP noted Wednesday that"the vast majority of military spending in this bill is not about Ukraine.
"Over the last two years, congressional opposition to unlimited Pentagon budgets and abusive immigrant detention practices
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