ADOPTED

The adopted resolution calls on the U.S. Congress to redirect some military spending toward education, family-supporting jobs, protections for military-sector workers, environmental and infrastructure restoration, care for veterans and their families, and human services. It is directed to federal lawmakers and expresses Philadelphia City Council’s position on national spending priorities.

Calling on the U.S. Congress to redirect military spending to fund education, public and private sector family-sustaining job creation, special protections for military sector workers, environmental and infrastructure restoration, care for veterans and their families, and the human services that our cities and states so desperately need.