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Power Problems • July 28, 2020 

# After Coronavirus II: The Pandemic and The Defense Budget 

In the second of our series on the world after the coronavirus, we look at the impact on Pentagon spending. Will the coronavirus prompt us to reconsider the defense budget?

- Sen. Bernie Sanders, “[Defund the Pentagon: The Liberal Case](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/N9VoCqxLRlI8VQQ3cZgoGl?domain=politico.com),” *Politico*
- Andrew Lautz and Jonathan Bydlak, “[Defund the Pentagon: The Conservative Case](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/JRaeCrkVZmH8WqqYcznqkR?domain=politico.com),” *Politico*
- Eric Gomez, Lauren Sander, and Brandon Valeriano, “[OCOMust Go](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/aP4bCv2Lq8h7R995Hz0tRY?domain=defenseone.com),” *Defense One*

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##### [Brandon Valeriano](/people/brandon-valeriano)

Former Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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Senior Fellow, Defense and Foreign Policy, Cato Institute

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Senior Fellow, Stimson Center

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