A group of 50 progressive House Democrats is asking President Biden to significantly cut the fiscal year 2022 defense budget rather than submit a "flat" request to Congress. The lawmakers, led by Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), sent a letter to Biden today requesting he "go further" than his reported plans to submit a FY-22 defense budget that does not keep pace with inflation. "Rather than requesting a flat Pentagon budget, we urge you...
