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  • Deep Cuts to Nuclear Weapons Funding [ALERT: Congress slashes Bush nuke arms budget]

    11/11/2003 12:37:24 AM PST · by risk · 9 replies · 180+ views
    PeaceAction/congress.org ^ | November 6, 2003 | Peter Ferenbach
    November 6, 2003 - WE DID IT! - Deep Cuts to Nuclear Weapons Funding Dear Supporter of Peace, Thanks to your work, we achieved a decisive victory yesterday when a House-Senate conference committee made deep cuts to President Bush's funding request for several nuclear weapons programs. Over the past year, our work has demonstrated the recklessness of the Bush Administration's nuclear agenda. Yesterday, there was enough broad-based skepticism of the Bush plan that it was defeated in a Republican-controlled conference committee. Now some of the strongest opponents to an expanded nuclear weapons program include members of Bush's party. Two...