Issue Position: Protecting our Nation & Veterans

Issue Position

Chris has become one of the Senate's leading voices on national security. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Chris has pressed to increase the power of the State Department to address the array of non-military challenges presented to the United States. He has pushed to end arms sales to countries that do not support America's mission to end global terrorism. And he has argued for more humanitarian funding to assure that poverty and hunger don't drive desperate people to extremism. Back home, Chris works to provide the best for our veterans. He has fought to end veteran homelessness in Connecticut, securing new funding to help tackle the problem in our state. When Chris learned that thousands of veterans with PTSD had been pushed out of the military with less than honorable discharges, he authored the Honor Our Commitment Act to ensure that these veterans would be able to get the mental health care they need and deserve. The bill was signed into law by President Trump in 2018.

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