Foreign Policy

“No more forever wars.”
Congress should not allow endless conflicts without defined objectives, and American lives should never be put at risk without clear goals. If our nation goes to war, the people’s representatives in Congress should debate it and vote on it. I support strengthening Congress’s authority over war powers and repealing outdated authorizations that have allowed conflicts to continue for decades without accountability.

Over the past two decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on wars in the Middle East with little to show for it and no lasting benefit for the American people. Much of that cost was borrowed money, and the debt from those wars will be carried by future generations.

Our foreign policy should also reflect our values. No weapons should be given to governments engaged in human rights violations. America should lead with strength, but also with principle, and our actions abroad should leave the world better than we found it.

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Our first responsibility is to protect the American people, uphold our Constitution, and pursue peace whenever possible without compromising our national security.