Chris Hellman
“The Federal Budget — Making National Choices.”
Hellman, director of research for the National Priorities Project, will discuss how federal funds are distributed, why the military budget is so high, and how the federal budget process that establishes these priorities works.
Tuesday, March 9
7:30 pm
Koury Business Center 101
Chris Hellman is director of research at the National Priorities Project which analyzes federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. He joined NPP after serving as a military policy analyst for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where his work focused on national security spending, military planning and policy, base closures, major weapons systems, trends in the defense industry, global military spending, and homeland security. Prior to joining the Center, Hellman spent six years as a senior research aanalyst at the Center for Defense Information. He is a frequent media commentator on military planning, policy, and budgetary issues and is the author of numerous reports and articles.
Co-sponsored by Non-Violence Studies; Political Science Department; Students for Peace and Justice; Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life