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Cut Social Security & Veterans' Benefits? Cut the Pentagon Instead!
President Obama has endorsed cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits by using the "chained CPI" to lower the cost-of-living adjustment. The Congressional Budget Office says cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits in this way would save the government $163 billion over ten years. But there are much better ways for the government to save $163 billion. Email President Obama and Congress >
After 8 Years, Will Congress Say “Enough”?
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In December, President Obama announced that he would increase the US troop presence in Afghanistan.
But that doesn't mean that escalation is set in stone. 27 members of Congress have joined Rep. Barbara Lee to take a definitive step toward exercising Congress' most powerful lever against escalating the war. The bill – H.R. 3699 – would prohibit any increase in the number of troops serving in Afghanistan by declaring that no funds be used for that purpose.