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To: Skywatcher who wrote (6061)	2/6/2003 9:04:31 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 15516

In his annual budget plan, President Bush proposes spending a record $399 billion on the Pentagon while cutting programs for kids. Tens of billions of dollars will still go for Cold War junk we don';t need, like nuclear missiles, new nuclear submarines, and a bunch of the most expense jet fighters ever dreamed up - none of which will help us fight terrorists. Meanwhile this proposed budget shortchanges the very things that will make us safe and secure. Former admirals, generals and military officials agree that the U.S. can safely reduce the Pentagon budget by 15%. That's enough to do ALL of the following: Provide basic health and food to the world's poor: $12 billion Rebuild America's public schools over 10 years: $12 billion Reduce class size for grades 1-3 to 15 students per class: $11 billion Reduce debts of impoverished nations: $10 billion Provide health insurance to all uninsured American kids: $6 billion Increase federal funding for clean energy and energy efficiency: $6 billion Public financing of all federal elections: $1 billion Fully fund Head Start: $2 billion Tell your representatives to get our national priorities straight. Click Reply and we'll send a fax to your Representatives asking them cut the fat out of the Pentagon budget and spend it on the things we really need to be secure. Just click this link to send your free faxes: truemajority.com