Kathy Kelly is a peace activist whose efforts have sometimes led her to war zones and prisons. She co-founded Voices in the Wilderness and Voices for Creative Nonviolence and co-coordinates the Ban Killer Drones campaign.
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.