"I think you have a convergence, or a confluence, that represents the intersectional nature of where people are in terms of economic security, racial justice, and social justice... There have been a lot of them working on a variety of military budget issues, police issues, justice issues. Now, I think theyāre all coming together... itās clear that people are hurting very badly. And, yet, they are told that āWell, the resources just arenāt there.ā And of course we know that Republicans got their tax cuts, but the resources are really also within the Pentagon in terms of their wasteful spending... So I think connecting the two is what is taking place now, as people are suffering and living on the edge in such a profound way... the movement is really pushing the Congress and saying, āWe need resources for our domestic priorities and investments in our domestic priorities⦠You can cut up to 40 or 50 percent out of the Pentagon budget and still have strong national security. So 10 percent is for starters, but itās great, and Iām so glad we got thereābecause this $73 or $74 billion is badly needed today in our communities, and that doesnāt even scratch the surface... When you look at polling data, when you look at where people are on military policy and domestic policyāwhen it comes to making sure that these unauthorized wars, these forever wars, stopāthe public is with us."
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Quoted in Representative Barbara Lee: āThe Public Is With Usā, by John Nichols, The Nation (11 August 2020)
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