Buttigieg says plan to expand national service will unify US

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to increase opportunities for national service and build a network of 1 million service members by 2026.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to increase opportunities for national service and build a network of 1 million service members by 2026.

The South Bend, Indiana, mayor introduced his national service policy on Wednesday. He says the voluntary plan would help people of different backgrounds form connections like the ones he formed while serving with the Navy Reserve in Afghanistan. Buttigieg's plan would add funding for existing federal programs like AmeriCorps and increase the number of opportunities from 75,000 to 250,000, which would cost $20 billion over 10 years. It also would create new service organizations such as a Climate Corps.

Buttigieg's campaign hasn't provided a cost for that part or said how it intends to pay for the plan.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

ABC /  🏆 471. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

U.S. House panel sues U.S. Treasury, IRS over Trump's tax returnsA House of Representatives panel filed suit on Tuesday against the U.S. Treasury...
Read more »

U.S. House panel sues U.S. Treasury, IRS over Trump's tax returnsA House of Representatives panel filed suit on Tuesday against the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, as it wrangled to obtain President Donald Trump&39;s tax returns. The Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Read more »

USTR proposes $4 billion in potential additional tariffs over EU aircraft subsidiesJust days after reaching a truce in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S. governmen...
Read more »

Senator Warren asks former FDA chief Gottlieb to resign from Pfizer boardU.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren urged former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Com...
Read more »

DoJ pushes T-Mobile to give more to Dish: CNBCDish Network Corp and T-Mobile US Inc are nearing a deal with the U.S. Departmen...
Read more »