Wokondedwa Spika Pelosi ndi MajoriMtsogoleri Schumer,
Zolemba 48 zomwe zidasainidwa, chikhulupiriro, maziko, ndi mabungwe oyang'anira maboma ndi kuvutitsidwa ndi malipoti kuti a Congress akuganiza kuwonjezera ndalama zatsopano za Dipatimenti ya Chitetezo kuzomangamanga zomwe zikubwera ndi kukhazikitsa malamulo. Timalowa nawo 24 Mamembala a Congress motsogozedwa ndi Oyimira Barbara Lee, Mark Pocan, ndi Cori Bush in
kulimbikitsa kwambiri kuti palibe ndalama zatsopano za Pentagon zomwe zikuphatikizidwa mu ndondomeko ya Build Back Better.
Ndife mtundu womwe ukukumana ndi zovuta zingapo. Ife ndife kuchira mchaka cha mbiri ulova ndi kusowa kwa nyumba, kudandaula Kumwalira kwa okondedwa, kudodometsa pansi pa kulemera kwa kuchulukitsa ngongole zamankhwala ndi ophunzira, kuthana ndi tsankho komanso ziwawa kukonda dziko lako, komanso kuthana ndi nyengo yomwe ikuchitika mavuto. Kugwiritsa ntchito zankhondo sikunathetse mavutowa, ndipo m'njira zambiri awachulukitsa. Ndalama zowonjezera zonse zomwe zimaperekedwa Pentagon ndi dola ina yomwe sikugwiritsidwa ntchito kuthana ndi mavuto ofulumirawa, komanso sichipereka mpumulo mdera lathu mosowa zosowa.
Pali kale njira yokhazikitsidwa bwino yomwe ndalama zankhondo zimatsutsana ndikuganiziridwa ndi Congress. Kudzera mu njirayi, Purezidenti Biden afotokoza kale zakumwamba $753 biliyoni ya Pentagon. Makontrakitala achitetezo ali nawo kale analandila ndi kuphonya COVID mpumulo ndalama, ndipo Pentagon silingathe kuwerengera ndalamazo yomwe imalandira kuchokera kwa okhometsa misonkho, polephera zowunikira zonse zinayi zomwe adachita mbiri yake yonse. Ndikofunika kuti Congress ilingalire zoyesayesa zake zomanganso chuma cha US choyenera M'zaka za zana la 21 pakuwonjezera mwayi wantchito, chisamaliro chaumoyo ndi chuma chobiriwira, m'malo mosangalatsa ngakhale zana limodzi pakupereka kunkhondo opindula ndi opanga zida, monga madola amenewo ndizofunikira komanso mopweteka kwambiri perekani mpumulo kwa mabanja ogwira ntchito pamizere yonse kudutsa dzikolo.
Tikukulimbikitsani kuti muwonetsetse kuti palibe Pentagon yatsopano ndalama zikuphatikizidwa pazotsatira malamulo okhudza zomangamanga, ndikuti biluyi m'malo mwake imangoyang'ana makamaka mdera lathu zosowa mwachangu.
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Mabungwe Athu:
+ Mtendere
Action Center pa Race & Economy
Komiti Yopereka Amishonale ku America
Asia Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO
Pambuyo pa Bomba
Mafilimu Atsopano Olimba Mtima
Center for International Policy
Pakati pa Chikumbumtima ndi Nkhondo
Mgwirizano Wosowa Anthu
CODEPINK
Common Defence
Bungwe la Dziko Lapamwamba
Kupita Patsogolo
Demokarasi ku America
Eisenhower Media Network
Kulimbikitsa Madera Akuzisumbu za Pacific (EPIC)
Komiti Yabwenzi Pa Nyumba Yamalamulo Ya Dziko
Amzanga Padziko Lapansi US
Mawu Achiyuda Ochita Nkhondo
Chilungamo ndi Padziko Lonse Lapansi
MADRE
National Priorities Project ku Institute for Policy Studies
New Internationalism Project ku Institute for Policy Studies
LOWWORK Lobby for Social Justice Katolika
Chiwukirano chathu
Pax Christi USA
Chigwirizano cha Mtendere
Ntchito za Anthu
Madokotala a Udindo wa Pagulu
Achikulire Achidemokera a ku America
Nzika Zachikhalidwe
Quincy Institute for Statecraft Yoyenera
RootsAction.org
Alongo a Chifundo ku America - Justice Team
Kutuluka kwa Sunrise
United Methodist Church - General Board of Church ndi Society
United Church of Christ, Justice and Ministries
Ankhondo a Mtendere
Ntchito ya Akazi pa Njira Zatsopano (WAND)
Kupambana Popanda Nkhondo
Kugwira ntchito phwando
World BEYOND War
Mabungwe Aboma ndi Am'deralo:
Kupita Patsogolo, Broward County, Florida
Madokotala a Chesapeake a Udindo Wapagulu
Wogwira Ntchito a Katolika a Dorothy Day, Washington DC
Zoyambira Utsogoleri Woyankha
Massachusetts Peace Action
Malo Ophunzitsira Amtendere, Lansing, Michigan
Robert Weissman, Purezidenti, Nzika Zapagulu
“Ndili ndi bajeti yopitilira magawo atatu a triliyoni pachaka, Pentagon ndi ogulitsa zida mophweka safunanso ndalama zina. Koma kuwonjezera nkhumba ya Pentagon kuchitapo kanthu chofuna kutukuka komanso Chitetezo cha madera athu sichingakhale chovuta. Dola la dollar, ntchito zambiri zimapangidwa liti adayikapo ndalama m'magulu ngati mphamvu zoyera ndi maphunziro kuposa momwe mungagwiritsire ntchito chitetezo. Ndicho chifukwa, pamene inki yauma, malamulo aliwonse omwe ali pansi pa Build Back Ndondomeko yabwinoko iyenera kuthandizira mwamphamvu anthu a dziko lino ndikuphatikizanso madola a Pentagon bajeti. ”
Erica Fein, Woyang'anira wamkulu wa Washington, Win Without nkhondo
“Chinthu chofunikira kwambiri chomwe mliriwu watiphunzitsa ndichakuti sitinapange ndalama zokwanira kuti tisunge anthu otetezeka kuopsezedwa ndi thanzi lathu komanso zachuma chitetezo. Zolinga za Biden zimapanga ndalama amene amatiteteza. Congress iyenera kuyika ndalama paumoyo, nyumba, ntchito, ndi maphunziro, ndikutsutsa kuyesa kuwonjezera ndalama zina ku Pentagon ndi omanga ake olipira ndalama zambiri. ”
Deborah WeinsteinWotsogolera wamkulu, Coalition pa Zosowa Zaumunthu
“Ndalama zachitetezo ku Pentagon, zomwe sizinachitikepo wapambana kafukufuku, ali kale pachimake. M'malo mopitilira matumba amakontrakitala achitetezo, Tiyenera kudula madola a Pentagon kuchokera pa bilu ya zomangamanga ndikuwonetsetsa kuti madola athu amisonkho amapindula anthu omwe akuvutika ndi kusowa kwa nyumba, njala, komanso kupanga mfundo zankhanza komanso kusankhana mabanja. ”
Mac Hamilton, Wotsogolera, Ntchito za Akazi kwa Mayendedwe Atsopano
“Ngati panali nthawi yoti tiwonetsetse kuti Ndalama zoyendetsera dziko ziyenera kuthandizidwa mwachangu zosowa za madera athu osati Pentagon, tsopano ndi nthawi imeneyo. Mavuto omwe madera athu amakumana nawo sangayankhidwe ndi omwe amapindulitsa pankhondo komanso zida opanga. Dola lirilonse mu Pangani Bwino Kubwerera Bwino kuyenera kupita kukalankhula ndizofunikira zosowa za anthu. ”
Johnny Zokovich, Executive Director, Pax Christi USA
"Tikapempha ndalama zogwiritsa ntchito madzi oyera, nyumba, ndi masukulu, Congress imagwiritsa ntchito ndalama zambiri za zida ndi nkhondo. Izi sizilandiridwa, komanso Congress ayenera kukana zoyesayesa zilizonse zoyeserera ndalama zopangira madera athu kukhala zida, nkhondo, ndi matumba a omanga chitetezo. ”
Tori Bateman, Wogwirizanitsa Ntchito Zolimbikitsa, America Komiti Yothandizira Mabwenzi
"Kuyika ndalama zandalama pazandalama zochulukirapo bungwe lomwe cholinga chake chakhala molondola komanso modziwika kuti ndi 'kupha anthu ndi kuswa zinthu 'ndizosiyana ndi zomangamanga ndi zomwe zikufunika kuteteza anthu ndi zamoyo zina padziko lapansi. ”
David Swanson, Wotsogolera wamkulu, World BEYOND War
"Ndikofunikira kuti tigwirizane mikhalidwe yathu ya dziko ndi momwe timafotokozera 'chitetezo chadziko,' komanso kuthana ndi zosowa zapakhomo ndi kupanda chilungamo. Pulogalamu ya Mliri wafotokoza kufunika kosamukira komwe timaika zinthu zofunika patsogolo m'moyo wathu komanso chuma chathu. Timatsimikiziranso a uthenga kuti Papa Francis adapereka kwa atsogoleri adziko lonse mliriwu, 'Vutoli likukhudza tonse, olemera ndi osauka chimodzimodzi, 'podziwa kuti Mavuto 'akuwonetsa chinyengo,' kutsutsa atsogoleri adziko lapansi omwe amathamangira kupulumutsa miyoyo pomwe iwo pitirizani kupanga zida, ndikupanga zida zazikulu kwambiri ndikupititsa patsogolo chuma chopanda chilungamo machitidwe. "
Jean Stokan, Mtsogoleri Woweruza wa Zachiwawa
“Ndalama zonse zomwe zimawonjezeka pamagulu ankhondo ndi dola kubedwa pantchito yovuta yomwe ikubwera ife: kusintha zomangamanga kuti zithetse zenizeni zakusintha kwanyengo. Kungakhale mlandu ku kusefukira Pentagon ndi omanga ankhondo apadera ndi ndalama zambiri kuti apitirize kuwononga zomangamanga m'maiko ena ndikuwononga khalani m'dziko lino. ”
Carley Towne, Wotsogolera, CODEPINK
"A US akuyenera kukonzanso zofunikira zawo kuti ateteze thanzi la anthu ake - ndikumangirira tsogolo lolungama komanso losatha. Osasinthitsa zomangamanga chuma cha usilikali. ”
Martin Fleck, Wotsogolera, Kuthetsa Zida za Nuclear Pulogalamu, Madokotala Otengera Udindo Pagulu
