Will you support avoiding war unless we are attacked or in imminent danger?
We were not in danger of attack from Sadam Husain in Iraq and yet we attacked them and caused the deaths of thousands of innocent people including our own troops.
Hold the Pentagon responsible for accurate reporting of their expenditures
Pentagon has failed to report how and on what they spend their budget and Congress has done nothing about it.
Why can the U.S. afford war but not other programs?
Why is it that the U.S. can afford to increase the military budget every year but we can't find money to pay for tuition free college?
Do you back Murphy-Paul bill to set new conditions for U.S. aid to Saudi Arabia?
Chris Murphy/Rand Paul bill requires Saudi Arabia to protect civilians in their war in Yemen & cooperate with us against ISIS/Al Qaeda as conditions of U.S. military aid. Do you support or oppose?
How will you reduce the US military budget to foster peace, economic well-being?
We spend a huge % of the US budget on military and war-related costs; instead, we should spend lots of this on peace-building, renewable energy, infrastructure, universal healthcare & education, etc.
Will you reduce the share of the national budget dedicated to the Military?
Do you have a plan to reduce funding to Federal Agencies that further the Neo-Con agenda of endless war?
Will you re-direct the insane military budget to address socio-econ-envir needs?
The military budget is the elephant in the room - we are left arguing over the financial peanuts for all our pressing issues. Even military leaders have called for a reduction. Are you the patriot?
What can you, as a U.S. Senator, do to end the suffering in Palestine?
With the military and financial assistance of the US government, Israel systematically destroys the homes and takes the lives of innocent people in Palestine.
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Congress has cut active duty benefits for servicemen and women, What will you do
and when will you start putting these people first?
Will you vote for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP?
In 2015 the US deficit with TPP countries caused 2 million US jobs lost. In FL that's 68,200 jobs. Enforceable sanctions against currency manipulation (also climate,labor transgressions) don't exist.
Are you willing to reign in our military, shift to peace & domestic investment?
Massive military industrial complex budget for failed aggressive foreign policies that increase rather than decrease safety; a crumbling domestic infrastructure, crap healthcare and education etc
Will you halt US ties and aid to countries that perpetrate human rights abuses?
For example, Saudi Arabia's human rights violations, abuses, and oppressive criminal justice system does terrible harm to the Saudi people. How do we address this beyond "voicing disapproval"?
Why are there 40,000 american troops in Germany 71 years after the war finished?
No money for extra police, no money for schools but we pump taxpayer money into the strongest economy in Europe?!
Why does the United States have to be involved in the affairs of every country?
Why shouldn't we take a more European approach?
Do you agree Deception is dangerous to Democracy & promise to support HR14?
HR14 is House Resolution 14 which would declassify and release an entire section, 28 pages, of the Joint Congressional Report on 9/11 issued 12/02 which was redacted to keep "We, the People" DECEIVED!
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April 20, 2016, 6:29 a.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
Why can you afford to send us to wars yet claim you can't afford vet programs?
Politicians always vote for war yet almost every time a bill comes up to give veterans better services almost all republicans and some democrats vote against it, why is that? will you pledge you won't
Would you take steps to remove nuclear weapons from dangerous hair-trigger alert?
With Russia's deteriorating infrastructure and the U.S. scandals of missile personell being negligent an accidental nuclear war could be launched, destroying our civilization, perhaps our species.
Is the Military Industrial Complex too powerful?If so, how would you curb ?
No one is asking about the MIC AND its enormous power to influence the direction of our democracy. Military contractors have practically free reign to abuse, not report and run wild.
How will you address military lies about the epidemic of rape of servicewomen?
The military has recently been found to have misled Congress about the success of their internal methods of handling rape, making them appear more effective than they are. How will you protect women?
Why is Congress allowing the VA to violate Geneva and UN treaties?
VA has made up its own definition of Inland waterways of Vietnam, ignoring Geneva and UN Treaties all of which define Inland waters this allows VA to deny Agent Orange disabilities to Vietnam Vets.
Where do you stand on the war on the whistleblowers?
The Espionage Act of 1917 has jailed a # of members from the intelligence/military industrial complex for leaking classified info on corruption. Given this, should whistleblowers even come forward?
Should Hillary be investigated for her billions in arms deals to donors?
While Sec. of State, Hillary Clinton directed billions in arms deals to donors. I am tired of Dems turning a blind eye to other Dems and failing to investigate what may be massive financial misdeeds.
Will you support the U.S relations with Cuba?
As a cuban anerican I worry that after Obama is gone the governmet will reverse the reborn relations with Cuba. Most cuban americans of the present support relations and want to see the embargo end.