On Capitol Hill, progressive Democrats Mark Pocan and Barbara Lee have proposed slashing the Pentagon budget by $100 billion. Their proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act comes after Democratic leaders agreed to add up to $45 billion to President Biden’s already record-breaking request this year for $813 billion in military spending. Meanwhile, Public Citizen reports members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have received over $10 million in campaign contributions from weapons manufacturers during the 2022 election cycle.