Help build support for
'No Militarization of Space Act'
A group of five Democrat lawmakers have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would abolish the U.S. Space Force after just two years in operation.
The bill, titled the “No Militarization of Space Act”
was introduced last Wednesday by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and was
co-sponsored by Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jesús García (D-IL), Rashida
Tlaib (D-MI) and Maxine Waters (D-CA). The bill has the stated purpose
“to abolish the Space Force as an Armed Force.”
“The long-standing neutrality of
space has fostered a competitive, non-militarized age of exploration
every nation and generation has valued since the first days of space
travel,” Huffman wrote in a statement announcing his bill. “But since
its creation under the former Trump administration, the Space Force has
threatened longstanding peace and flagrantly wasted billions of taxpayer
dollars.”
Huffman said, “It’s time we turn our
attention back to where it belongs: addressing urgent domestic and
international priorities like battling COVID-19, climate change, and
growing economic inequality. Our mission must be to support the American
people, not spend billions on the militarization of space.”
The Space Force was established as
the newest branch of the U.S. military on December 20, 2019. President
Donald Trump began calling for the creation of the Space Force in 2018
and the new military branch received its initial funding through the
2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Also please contact your member of the House of Representatives
and let them know you want them to support the “No Militarization of
Space Act”. (At this moment we don't have the bill number.)
You can reach your House member in DC here
Thank you.
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