Issue Position: Defense

Issue Position

Good US foreign policy must begin with a strong national defense.

As the daughter of a U.S. Army General, I understand the sacrifices our service members and their families make in order to protect our freedom and advance liberty. I have tremendous respect for those serving us at home and abroad. Our military understands they have a no fail mission. As a leader and public servant there is no more important job than providing the tools and resources our military needs to be successful in their mission. We should have the strongest national defense in the world. Period.

However, we cannot do so and continue to break the bank here at home. Because of the selfless men and women in our armed forces, national defense is one of the few things our federal government does well, and we must make smart investments in personnel, training and technology to support our men and women in uniform.

I believe in the Constitution and that only Congress has the ability to declare war. I also believe before making such a declaration, we ensure we have looked at all possible options.

Radical Islam continues to be a threat. I do not support continuing to send US aid and weapons to countries that burn our flag, train terrorists or that threaten American interests at home or abroad.

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