Congressional Progressive Caucus Center
Project Title
As one-time funding for a project analyzing connections between military spending and funding domestic priorities as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “The Domestic-International Connection.”
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
The annual federal budget reflects a balance between domestic and foreign policy priorities, including military expenditures. The 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) stipulated that increases for social programs must run parallel to increases in Pentagon spending. The Congressional Progressive Caucus Center (CPCC) will examine the implications of the BCA’s expiration in 2021 on defense versus non-defense spending in the fiscal year 2022 congressional budget resolution. Specifically, the CPCC will undertake a quantitative analysis of the impact of reallocating 10% of the Pentagon’s current budget toward public health, education, economic recoveryand climate needs. The CPCC will engage its Policy and Research Council of over50 think tanks and its Movement Table of over 85 national and regional grassroots organizations to produce and disseminate white papers, op-eds, and other publications to policymakers and the public.