Issue Position: Foreign Policy

Issue Position

The United States is stronger and safer when we prioritize principled, rational, and prudent policies that match our values. We need a foreign policy that prioritizes democracy, diplomacy, development, in addition to defense. This administration has left global engagement as an afterthought, choosing to align the United States with counties we know seek to undermine us or do us harm, rather than our allies. It is my belief that our policies should promote democracy and end the cycle of perpetual war that has cost the lives of American service members, innocent civilians, and our standing in the world.

I believe Congress should reassert its authority to oversee and conduct oversight of our nation's foreign policy. In this Congress, I voted for an amendment to finally retire the 2001 Authorization of the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which has been used to justify war and military actions in the Middle East for far too long. To protect future generations from an endless cycle of unsupported conflict, I believe that any future AUMFs must include a sunset clause and a clear and specific expression of objectives.

American service members have served with distinction in Afghanistan, but the time has long passed for the United States to withdraw its forces. As a freshman member of Congress, I voted for an amendment that would have required the Obama administration to provide Congress with the outline of an exit strategy to responsibly withdraw from Afghanistan.

Our foreign policy must always be grounded in a responsible set of values -- and not used to extract misguided economic policies or to further trade wars that do nothing to advance our country's security.

We must approach our relationships with allies and trading partners responsibly, and with strong policies that protect the American worker, labor standards, and the environment. Since my first days in Congress, I've only supported trade plans that put the needs of our economy and national security first. President Trump is attempting to undermine both with his reckless trade wars with China, Mexico, and other countries that have only hurt New Mexican families by raising prices on everyday items like food products, technology, and other household goods.

My Foreign Policy Record

The ongoing civil war in Yemen is a humanitarian crisis. I voted to direct the president to withdraw all United States Armed Forces from conflicts in or affecting Yemen, involvement that was never authorized by Congress.
I was proud to vote to end the 2001 AUMF, which has been used as a justification for unchecked military action for decades.
Voted to demand that the Obama administration provide an exit strategy from Afghanistan that would preserve U.S. security and Afgan and U.S. lives.
Signed onto legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing unnecessary conflicts and violence with Iran.

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