In this year’s NDAA, I’ve intro’d 7 amendments, including blocking specific US weapons transactions to: - Saudi gov over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi - Colombia gov over its violent crackdown on protesters,& - Israeli gov over the bombing of Palestinian civilians, media centers
In this year’s NDAA, I’ve intro’d 7 amendments, including blocking specific US weapons transactions to: - Saudi gov over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi - Colombia gov over its violent crackdown on protesters,& - Israeli gov over the bombing of Palestinian civilians, media centers
The amendments also include one of several measures to crack down on program 1033, which allows US military to transfer weapons and military equipment to local police depts - including items like grenade launchers. We must stop the militarization of local police departments.
@AOC Totally agree the police don’t need weapons of war, just like regular citizens don’t need automatic weapons
@AOC Militarize your Blackwater private security instead.
@AOC You voted oresent on the Capitol Police funding bill. Stop with the performance art.
@AOC We don’t want what happened in Philly in 1985 💣
@AOC Then stop voting "present" or "yes" on bills that give the military or the police more of our money.
@AOC Is the overall defense budget going to get cut down? Seems like corporate Dems and Repubs are going to increase it again despite Biden getting us out of Afghanistan.
@AOC Thank you! We need to hold other countries accountable for their actions. Such acts should be tied to real consequences, not just lip service.