Bloated Pentagon Budget
Following is a letter from NFP President Ron Todd-Meyer to Senator Fischer, expressing opposition to the proposed bloated Pentagon budget, and her response can be found on page 2.
Dear Senator Fischer,
As a Marine Corp veteran, I urge you to vote against the $778 billion Pentagon budget. There has never been a complete audit of the Defense Department. The U.S. has spent $6 trillion the last 20 years on ill conceived wars in the Middle East with nothing but countries devastated by war and millions of displaced and dead human beings.
Currently the Glasgow summit on climate change needs to address the rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere that creates more severe storms, wild fires and droughts. One of the largest emitters of CO2 is the United States military. The U.S. has so many pressing needs of infrastructure, healthcare and growing inequality that need to be addressed for our real national security. China is not a real threat to the U.S. To claim so is another lie to justify more war. Please vote to cut the Pentagon budget to address the needs of our own citizens. War making is always a waste!!
Respectfully,
Ron Todd-Meyer
Senator Fischer’s Response
November 17, 2021
Dear Ron,
Thank you for contacting me regarding defense spending. I appreciate receiving your comments on this important issue.
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have heard our nation’s highest military officers repeatedly testify on the wide array of threats to our nation’s security, and I believe providing for the national defense is the most important priority of the federal government.
In general, I am concerned about the impact potential cuts would have on our active service personnel, their families, and our ability to meet the security challenges we face as a nation. We have a moral duty to our young men and women in uniform to send them into battle only if they are ready and trained - and only if we have the resources to support them. In addition, I believe foreign assistance, humanitarian aid, and international development programs enable us to effectively and affordably project American influence. Foreign assistance has helped to rebuild communities, mitigate disasters, and prevent epidemics.
At the same time, our national debt and deficit are significant long-term threats to the security of the United States. I continue to work with my colleagues in a fiscally sound manner on bipartisan solutions to the security challenges facing our nation. Now it is time to identify responsible spending cuts to sensibly target government waste and not damage critical national security programs. Congress and the president must work together to find a responsible path forward that will allow us to efficiently use our limited resources to meet our domestic and international needs.
Please know that I will keep your comments in mind as the Senate considers funding for the next fiscal year in the weeks and months ahead.
Thank you again for contacting me. If you have additional comments or questions, please visit my website: www.fischer.senate.gov.
Sincerely,
Deb Fischer
United States Senator
Dear Senator Fischer,
As a Marine Corp veteran, I urge you to vote against the $778 billion Pentagon budget. There has never been a complete audit of the Defense Department. The U.S. has spent $6 trillion the last 20 years on ill conceived wars in the Middle East with nothing but countries devastated by war and millions of displaced and dead human beings.
Currently the Glasgow summit on climate change needs to address the rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere that creates more severe storms, wild fires and droughts. One of the largest emitters of CO2 is the United States military. The U.S. has so many pressing needs of infrastructure, healthcare and growing inequality that need to be addressed for our real national security. China is not a real threat to the U.S. To claim so is another lie to justify more war. Please vote to cut the Pentagon budget to address the needs of our own citizens. War making is always a waste!!
Respectfully,
Ron Todd-Meyer
Senator Fischer’s Response
November 17, 2021
Dear Ron,
Thank you for contacting me regarding defense spending. I appreciate receiving your comments on this important issue.
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have heard our nation’s highest military officers repeatedly testify on the wide array of threats to our nation’s security, and I believe providing for the national defense is the most important priority of the federal government.
In general, I am concerned about the impact potential cuts would have on our active service personnel, their families, and our ability to meet the security challenges we face as a nation. We have a moral duty to our young men and women in uniform to send them into battle only if they are ready and trained - and only if we have the resources to support them. In addition, I believe foreign assistance, humanitarian aid, and international development programs enable us to effectively and affordably project American influence. Foreign assistance has helped to rebuild communities, mitigate disasters, and prevent epidemics.
At the same time, our national debt and deficit are significant long-term threats to the security of the United States. I continue to work with my colleagues in a fiscally sound manner on bipartisan solutions to the security challenges facing our nation. Now it is time to identify responsible spending cuts to sensibly target government waste and not damage critical national security programs. Congress and the president must work together to find a responsible path forward that will allow us to efficiently use our limited resources to meet our domestic and international needs.
Please know that I will keep your comments in mind as the Senate considers funding for the next fiscal year in the weeks and months ahead.
Thank you again for contacting me. If you have additional comments or questions, please visit my website: www.fischer.senate.gov.
Sincerely,
Deb Fischer
United States Senator
