Issue Position: Keeping Americans Safe

Issue Position

Congress's most important job is to keep Americans safe. In a world of new, dynamic threats, we need a smart, tough national security strategy to contain our enemies abroad without getting drawn into prolonged conflicts. We also must prevent attacks from happening here at home, including foreign attacks on our elections. I served on the Armed Services Committee during my first four years in Congress, and I continue to work with anyone, regardless of political party, to pass legislation that makes America safer.

To the bewilderment of many in Congress, President Trump has taken steps seemingly intended to undermine global stability. The president's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and subversion of our long-standing alliances at NATO are just two of many actions taken by the president that have made America, and the world, less safe. We in Congress must act as a check on the president's destructive agenda and work to maintain America's position as a reliable world leader.

Congress must also do more to protect our communities by keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals, domestic abusers, and terrorists. In the wake of Sandy Hook, Aurora, Pulse nightclub, Las Vegas, and Parkland, Congressional action is long overdue. As a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, I've supported laws to toughen background checks, halt the sale of high capacity magazines and assault-style weapons, and ban suspected terrorists on the no-fly list from buying guns. I have become a nationally recognized leader in the fight to reduce gun violence, and I'll keep fighting; too many Americans are dying as a result of gun violence.

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