Moving away from weapons of mass destruction, toward world health August 8, 2021
Lani Graham, MD, MPH, PSR Maine | Portland Press Herald
Just days ago, a congressional committee on which Sen. Angus King serves recommended adding $25 billion to President Biden’s original defense budget request, which already includes over $43 billion for nuclear weapons modernization. As we continue to face down COVID-19, the greatest single threat to our country and economy, it should give us pause to consider that the entire budget of the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is $8.7 billion.
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