Issue Position: Defending our Country

Issue Position

Defending our country has always been important. The ongoing terrorist threats have allowed some members of Congress to abandon restraint on defense spending. Pete Stark believes we should spend money to ensure that our soldiers can support their families, receive effective training to complete their missions, and have equipment necessary to do their jobs. Unfortunately, we are wasting billions of dollars on pie-in-the-sky missile defense systems that won't work, on weapons systems that are designed to fight wars against massive Soviet style armies that no longer exist, and on three identical fighter planes. Pete supports reasonable defense spending that actually improves our national security.

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