Military Families

The 1st Congressional District of Virginia is one of the most veteran heavy districts in the country, and here, maybe more than anywhere, we need to support our military members as well as our military families. I have family members who served and I have veterans on my campaign staff. When I say thank you for your service, I do so grateful every day for what you to keep our country safe and advance the principles of democracy throughout the world.

Supporting the troops and their families does not mean supporting every foreign entanglement imposed upon them. It means asking tough questions in Congress before we go to war, and once we are on war footing, it means making sure that they have the manpower and equipment to get the job done effectively and get back home.

The least I can do as your representative in Congress is make sure that the executive branch is held accountable and that we don’t hand over the war-making ability to just one person. Congress should decide when we fight, just as it is stated in the constitution which you swore to protect against all enemies, foreign and domestic.