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As President Biden proposes his new budget, which expands military spending, as well as social services, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. She recently reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act to cut $100 billion from the Pentagon budget and reallocate funds to overlooked priorities like healthcare and education. Lee is one of three House Democrats who have announced their candidacy for outgoing California Senator Dianne Feinstein's seat. Lee is the highest-ranking Black woman appointed to House leadership and would be just the third Black woman to serve in the Senate's 233-year history. She shares her platform on foreign policy, reproductive rights and racial justice on Democracy Now! "We're going to fight to make sure that the resources of our country go directly to the American people, because it's a budget for the American people," says Lee.
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