{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-welcomes-schumers-support-for-effort-to-cut-pentagon-and-invest-in-human-needs", "Sanders Welcomes Schumers Support for Effort to Cut Pentagon and Invest in Human Needs", "2020-07-10", "2020", "2020-07", "Independent", "House", "VT", "Bernard Sanders", "S000033", "www.sanders.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Sanders Welcomes Schumer's Support for Effort to Cut Pentagon and Invest in Human Needs\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tFriday, July 10, 2020\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tWASHINGTON, July 8  Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer's (D-N.Y.) support for his amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which has been guaranteed a floor vote during the week of July 20th. \"Let me thankSen. Schumerfor his support for my amendment to cut the bloated $740 billion Pentagon budget by 10% and invest $74 billion in communities that have been ravaged by extreme poverty and mass incarceration,\"said Sanderson Twitter.This amendment will begin to change our national priorities.\"\r\n\r\n\r\n\"Proud I fought alongside Sen. Sanders to ensure we vote in July on his amendment to cut $740 billion defense budget by 10% and put [money] into priorities like health care, housing, childcare in communities with 25%+ povertyincluding many communities of color,\"wrote Schumer.\"I proudly support the amendment.\" The amendment, cosponsored by Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), would take $74 billion in annual savings from the Pentagonexempting military salaries and health careto create a domestic federal grant program managed by the Treasury Department to fund health care, housing, childcare and educational opportunities for cities and towns experiencing a poverty rate of 25% or more. Sanders' amendment garnered the support of more than60 national organizationsfighting for economic, environmental, and racial justice, and peace. Sanders added, Let me also thank Sen. Schumer for securing a vote on my amendment during the week of July 20th. If there was ever a time to fundamentally change our national priorities, now is that time. Let's cut the Pentagon budget and invest in healthcare and housing here at home.\" Contact:Keane_Bhatt@sanders.senate.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-welcomes-schumers-support-for-effort-to-cut-pentagon-and-invest-in-human-needs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8107631001621485, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}