… media and the military industrial complex, very rarely do you ever hear them actually talk about, ask the question and try to answer, what is the cost of war? Somehow There is always a blank check coming from Congress [for] spending our American taxpayer dollars to wage new wars, a new cold war, a nuclear arms race. While they tell people back here at home, people who are struggling for clean water or for safe communities or securing our borders, just saying, sorry, there's not enough money. (00:57–01:02)
CLAIM
Asserts that Congress consistently funds military actions and arms races without financial restraint.
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