'This amendment is crucial as taxpayers and other citizens remain concerned—and inadequately informed—about the cost to U.S. taxpayers of the wide range of U.S. military activities abroad.'
Writing to Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jack Reed and Ranking Member Roger Wicker and House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Adam Smith , the groups explained how Bowman's proposal has its roots in the 2015 Cost of War Act led by former Congressman John Lewis .
Last year, the late congressman's successor, Rep. Nikema Williams , "carried forward this legacy by introducing new Cost of War legislation expanding the scope of John Lewis' work to include the cost to U.S. taxpayers for any overseas contingency operations," the letter notes, arguing that its in a previous NDAA "demonstrates the broad-based support for accountability and transparency around U.S. defense spending."For the FY23 NDAA, Bowman introduced "the latest update to John Lewis' Cost of War legislation," anthat "requires reporting on a wider range of costs to fully encompass the U.S. military footprint abroad that is not covered by the former two pieces of legislation," the letter details.
"Many Americans want great public scrutiny and debate about the balance our nation strikes between spending on our military presence abroad and spending on other domestic priorities," the groups stressed. "This includes spending on healthcare, education, and infrastructure, as well as concerns about the rate of taxation or national debt required to sustain the U.S. overseas presence.
"These debates will only become more relevant as our military budget approaches the $1 trillion mark," the organizations added, "and it is important that the American people have the necessary transparency and data about these costs to engage in our nation's democratic decision-making process around such questions."U.S.
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