The Pentagon doesn't need $886bn. I oppose this bloated defense budget | Bernie Sanders

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Cutting military spending is a good first step.
54% : And then there is defense spending.
54% : The $886bn in defense spending agreed in the debt ceiling deal matches the Pentagon's budget request and is more than sufficient to protect the United States and our allies.
52% : The proposed military budget that the Senate is now debating would increase defense spending by $28bn to over $886bn, an all-time record.
47% : I will oppose this bloated defense budget and efforts to further increase military spending through a defense supplemental for three main reasons.
43% : The number of our young people who graduate from college is falling behind many other countries and 45 million Americans are struggling under the weight of student debt.
41% : First, more military spending is unnecessary.

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