Oct 13, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Seventy members of Congress have signed a short letter to the 12-member Super Congress calling for ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, thereby "saving more than $1.8 trillion from current law spending levels over ten years."
That’s $1.8 trillion in savings beyond already-planned troop drawdowns. And it’s $700 billion more in savings than President Obama proposed this week to find through a plan that cuts our social safety net. The bipartisan letter concludes: "Before we ask American families to pitch in more, let's bring our troops home -- and, in the process, our tax dollars home." If you agree with these 70 Congress members, sign below to tell the Super Committee.
Bring Our War Dollars Home!
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Seventy members of Congress have signed a short letter to the 12-member Super Congress calling for ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, thereby "saving more than $1.8 trillion from current law spending levels over ten years." That’s $1.8 trillion in savings beyond already-planned troop drawdowns. And it’s $700 billion more in savings than President Obama proposed this week to find through a plan that cuts our social safety net. The bipartisan letter concludes: "Before we ask American families to pitch in more, let's bring our troops home -- and, in the process, our tax dollars home." If you agree with these 70 Congress members, sign below to tell the Super Committee.
Bring Our War Dollars Home!
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