Middleboro Review 2: The Army charged $90.2 million for printers 😭

Monday, July 11, 2022

The Army charged $90.2 million for printers 😭

Rep. Barbara Lee and other Democrats are championing an amendment that will reverse Congress’s attempt to add $37 BILLION in unnecessary Pentagon spending to next year’s budget.

This week, Congress is debating next year’s Pentagon budget. Every weapons contractor wants a piece of the pie, and they’re shamelessly lobbying for it. And many members of Congress are listening to those lobbyists. When all is said and done, next year’s Pentagon budget could be a whopping $850 billion.

President Biden already proposed to give more money to the Pentagon, but the war hawks in Congress voted to add BILLIONS MORE to the budget. Every year, the Pentagon keeps getting more and more money. That is — unless you take action to stop it.

This amendment will undo a reckless spending increase and bring the budget back down to the level that President Biden submitted. A vote on this amendment could happen any day now. This is a fight we can win, especially because we’re on the same side as the White House. But it won’t happen unless we show up to give back to the Democrats in Congress pushing this forward.

We’re sending a letter to Congress to urge them to pass Rep. Lee’s amendment, which will reverse a reckless $37 billion increase to the Pentagon budget. Add your name here!

There is zero financial accountability for the Pentagon. The Department of Defense has NEVER passed an audit. And yet members of Congress are trying to pour more money into that black hole.

A recent investigation by the Defense Department’s Inspector General revealed a colossal disaster in the Pentagon’s bookkeeping. The Army recorded 82 printers costing a whopping $1.1 million each when in reality it was only $412 per printer. That’s $90.2 million on printers.

With these kinds of egregious violations, it is time for Congress to stop pouring money into the Pentagon, and this amendment is a good first step to achieving that goal.

So what are you waiting for? Add your name to the letter we’re sending to Congress, and let’s cut the Pentagon’s budget.

Thank you for working for peace,

Sam, Shayna, Yint, and the Win Without War team