Issue Position: National Security

Issue Position

"We need to refocus on assuring security at home by supporting our nation,s first responders, improving our homeland security, and reforming FEMA."

Peter believes we need to renew our focus on assuring our national security at home. To do so, we must fund essential programs that support our first responders, improve our homeland security by protecting our borders and ports, and make FEMA an independent agency to assure it can respond to our citizen in need. Peter also argues that we need to reenergize U.S. diplomacy and reinvigorate our involvement in international institutions, allowing us to forge alliances for achieving peaceful resolutions to future conflicts. Unfortunately, the Republicans in Congress have failed to act on a number of 9-11 Commission recommendations, have failed to adequately support our critical first responders, and have rejected cooperation with our world allies. In addition, due to the eroded strength of our ground military forces because of the war in Iraq, we must also rebuild these forces and assure they have adequate equipment to preserve the strength of our military.

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