Issue Position: Winning the War Against Terrorists and Supporting our Veterans

Issue Position

The way to successfully end the war on terrorism is to win the war. We must ensure that our nation remains free and that we protect our citizens from acts of terrorism.

Our troops and our intelligence agencies need the proper tools to protect them from harm and help our nation be successful.

As a veteran of Desert Storm, who left the military with the rank of Sergeant, I have a deep and abiding respect for those who have served our nation.

I will ensure our veterans get the treatment, respect and care they deserve. They have stood for us in so many places worldwide, we must stand for them. When we fail to stand up for our veterans, we fail as a Nation.

That is why when the President threatened the pay of our men and women in uniform, using it as a bargaining chip in the fight to balance the budget, I stood up to oppose him. I declined my own pay when the President threatened the pay of our troops. I will do it again and again if needed. Our troops should not be used as political pawns.

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