Why we will win the fight to cut the Pentagon budget
Congress recently defeated a measure to cut the Pentagon budget, but the movement pushing to reduce defense spending is growing.
Erica Fein is the Advocacy Director at Win Without War, engaging policymakers, the NGO community, the media, and grassroots partners to advance a progressive foreign policy and national security agenda. Her career has centered in and around Congress and foreign policy issues. Previously, she served as Director of Government Affairs and Nuclear Weapons Policy Director at Women’s Action for New Directions where she led campaigns to limit the excessive U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. She also handled national security, foreign policy, veterans affairs, and other issues as a legislative assistant to former Congressman John D. Dingell. Erica holds an MA from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Congress recently defeated a measure to cut the Pentagon budget, but the movement pushing to reduce defense spending is growing.
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