United States soldiers watch TV in the building in use at Kandahar Airfield as President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin laden. Sebastiano Tomada / Sipa Press / afghanSTSipa(BALTIMORE), money in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq must invest at home by a resolution proposed Friday by mayors of U.S. that calls on Congress to accelerate the end of the wars.
The resolution proposes the opening of the U.S. Conference of mayors annual meeting wants Congress to redirect military spending to national priorities. The resolution said 126 million dollars is spent each year in the wars that is spent at home to create jobs, rebuild infrastructure, develop sustainable energy and other necessities.
The Conference, which ends Monday, represents the mayors of the cities of 1,200 at the national level with a population of more than 30,000. (Video: mayors of United States talk about the construction of a Global economy)
When asked to respond to the advocates of military efforts foreigners have made American cities safer to foreign terrorists, Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa said the cost of the wars.
Does "How come to larger deficits and debt that at any time not only in the history of United States, but in the history of mankind"? Was involved in two wars which, no matter what you think about these wars, we have not paid, "Villaraigosa said."
"It would be building bridges in Baghdad and Kandahar, not Baltimore and Kansas City, absolutely boggles the mind".
Many of the mayors to speak at a Conference of press open the federal courts of four-day event also criticized that they say have increased the burden of the local governments, courts, Mayor of Filadelfia Michael Nutter called the "great retreat by the federal Government".
Burnsville, Minnesota Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, the President of the Conference of mayors of United States, said the security at home should be a top priority.
"Along with is our economy and is to return people to work and is to reinvest in these efforts will help us to maintain jobs and create jobs in our country," said Kautz. (Photos: the power of the dollar)
House of Nancy Pelosi minority leader told the mayors in a direction of lunch meeting comes at a critical moment and "investing in the cities of the United States is the answer to the economic crisis".
The Democrat also criticized the Republicans in the current debate on the budget.
"We do not support the Republican plan ending Medicare while giving away big oil tax;" compatibility with bars for the elderly in residential homes and giving tax breaks to companies that are foreign works; "cuts of education for children and increases the cost of the College while tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, said Pelosi."
These movements add for the reform of health $ 1 trillion deficit and derogations which Pelosi said recognizes the health care "as" a right of all Americans, not just the privileged few.
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