Military and Defense

The Congresswoman highlighted Democrats’ commitment to fighting Trump’s decision to cancel vital military construction projects. Read more »

“We cannot allow this president to turn our national security into some sick reality TV plot,” Wasserman Schultz said in the Democrats’ national weekly address, in which she called the wall “a wasteful solution to a manufactured crisis that intoxicates his base and turns our service members into political pawns.” Read more »

“The Trump administration’s decision to steal funding for vital U.S. military projects, including a critical project in Florida, is an abusive end run around Congress." Read more »

"President Trump is about to weaken our national security by stealing billions of dollars from our military, including training and intelligence funds from our soldiers." Read more »

"I will continue to fight his every attempt to steal resources from our military and their families to build this ineffective and narcissistic monument to nativism.” Read more »

"I will work vigorously, and across the aisle, to pass this crucial funding, and I am committed to ensuring our veterans and military families are protected, respected and supported.” Read more »

"House Democrats on Wednesday hammered Pentagon officials over President Trump's plan to move DoD military construction dollars to build his proposed southern border wall." Read more »

"If there is not an intentional effort to privatize the VA, it sure seems like an effort to back it into it so that is the result." Read more »

"It is critical that the American public have the opportunity to hear directly from our military officials about the impact of potentially losing $3.6 billion appropriated for military construction funding.” Read more »

"President Donald Trump will pay for his much coveted wall at the southern border in part by taking $3.6 billion from military projects across the country and the world." Read more »