Groups call on Congress to rein in military budget
They say adding $25 billion more than what Biden requested for the Pentagon ‘sends exactly the wrong message.’
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They say adding $25 billion more than what Biden requested for the Pentagon ‘sends exactly the wrong message.’
The promotions were removed for about a month after the internet mocked the clear appearance of a conflict of interest.
Military contractors may have even ended up with as much as one-half of the Pentagon’s $14 trillion allocation from Congress.
The findings come as a separate study estimates the US has so far spent $8 trillion.