National Security

The primary purpose of the federal government is to protect its citizens. In order to ensure this, we must guarantee our military strength, law enforcement, and intelligence community, remains the best in the world. We must continue to modernize our weapons systems, our missile defense capabilities, armor for our soldiers and their vehicles, and of course, we must ensure our men and women are given every tool they need in order to carry out their mission at home and abroad. We must also ensure that our law enforcement officers are adequately trained and protected and that our intelligence community has a legal framework in which they can uphold civil liberties while at the same time are given the flexibility to glean critical information that will protect Americans from harm.

As we continue to wage war overseas, I recognize that an unsecure border poses just as grave a threat for terrorist infiltration as does the threat of a nuclear, militarized jihad overseas. In order to effectively address this critical issue, we must focus on providing the resources by which the Department of Homeland Security may effectively maintain a secure border, while continuing to anticipate terrorist threats at home and abroad. I will continue to support legislation that provides our men and women in the armed services, law enforcement officials, and intelligence agencies with everything they need to successfully carry out their missions, and places the security of our nation as the fundamental priority of our government.