Keep America Strong. End Reckless Wars. Honor Those Who Serve..

Military power is a tool, not a plan. I will work to end the war in Iran, protect American service members, and pursue a durable diplomatic settlement. Sending troops into danger must be a last resort. Presidents should not enter open-ended conflicts without congressional authorization, clear objectives, legal authority, and an exit strategy.

• I will support a strong military alongside effective diplomacy, intelligence, cybersecurity, key alliances, and secure critical supply chains.
• I will fully fund veterans' health care, improve rural and mental health access for veterans, reduce benefit delays, help end veteran homelessness, smooth the transition to civilian life, and protect military families.

We need to end the war in Iran that we didn't ask for and that is costing Kentuckians at the pump every month and costing American taxpayers billions in tax dollars that could be reinvested in Kentucky.

• On day one, I will join my colleagues in supporting a War Powers Resolution that will end funding for the war in Iran, bring our troops home, and cut the costs at the pump for Kentuckians.
• Congress has abandoned its role in being a check on the President's ability to wage war, and I will fight to restore Congress' oversight role by introducing on day one the End Senseless Wars Act that would:
  • Call for a full audit of our spending on the war in Iran including identifying no-bid contracts.
  • End outdated Authorizations of Use of Military Force (AUMF) from 2001 and 2002 that have been used to justify forever wars like Iran and Afghanistan.
  • Require any new AUMFs have clear geographic limitations and an explicit time period so that any new funding or extensions of war require Congressional supermajorities.
  • Modernize the War Powers Resolution Act to establish a clear, modern definition of "hostilities" that covers contemporary actions like cyber warfare and lethal drone strikes, prevent the White House from engaging in military action past 60 days, and make it easier for Congress to challenge executive war powers in federal court.

We spend billions providing foreign aid and defense to Israel that could be invested in our schools, our infrastructure, and to lower prices here at home.

• On day one, I will introduce a proposal to terminate our annual commitment to Israel that sends nearly $4 billion in foreign aid, and to suspend future military spending and arms sales until a two-state solution is enacted.
• Our dollars should go to our communities in the Commonwealth, not a war that we didn't ask for that doesn't make us safer.
• Andy Barr fully supports diverting these dollars away from the Commonwealth and toward foreign conflicts in the Middle East that make us less safe. Bring those dollars back home.