Dear Neighbor, America is stronger and the world is a safer place when we support democracies and oppose the deadly aggression of dictators. Trump has seriously threatened our national security by cozying up to bad actors like Putin and blowing up our historic alliances like NATO with Europe and Canada. Botched Foreign Policy Let me be absolutely clear – Russia bears sole responsibility for the devastation, death, and destruction inflicted upon Ukraine. President Trump is doing Putin’s bidding by parroting his false claims about Ukraine’s role in the war. And then to cast a vote at the United Nations against a resolution condemning Russian aggression is nothing short of horrifying. For the United States to side with Russia, North Korea, and Iran at the UN is a stunning betrayal of our values, our NATO commitments, and our own national security interests. It signals to the world that America is no longer a defender of democracy but instead an enabler of authoritarian regimes. I will continue to support Ukraine and the effort to provide it with the arms and ammunition needed to win the war against Putin. I will oppose any effort by President Trump to weaken our commitment to the NATO alliance and defense of Europe. The Ukrainians are defending themselves – not asking for American troops to fight the war. If we appease Putin and refuse to help Ukraine, in the end, we will be forced to fight a war with American troops in Eastern Europe when Putin eventually attacks our NATO allies. I also commit to supporting our allies elsewhere – Israel in the Middle East and Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in the Pacific – as they guard themselves against threats from authoritarian, undemocratic enemies like Iran, Communist China, and North Korea. Negative Impacts on the American Economy and Your Pocketbook Trump’s economic policies could easily lead to a recession and may already be moving America in that direction. You can’t continue to fire federal workers, cut major infrastructure projects, and raise tariffs against our allies without causing an economic downturn. His threats of a 25% tariff on all goods coming from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union are bad for America. He falsely claims that the tariffs are being used to combat illegal immigration, stop the flow of fentanyl, or protect American workers. Nothing could be further from the truth. These foolish attempts at intimidation place our economic might in the crosshairs by putting billions in American exports to these countries in jeopardy. For New Jersey, that means millions in annual exports to Canada and Mexico alone are threatened by a tariff war, putting many jobs and small businesses in our communities at great risk. These moves also do nothing to stop manufacturing plant closures and curb the power of international corporations to cut Americans jobs. Instead, Trump should immediately seek to renegotiate our broken trade deals. The main national emergency is that our working class has fallen behind while the richest in our country get richer through worker and consumer exploitation. We need to bring American jobs back home, stop plant closures, and halt the global race to the bottom by negotiating stronger trade agreements that protect workers in the U.S. and abroad. Any successful tariff strategy must be accompanied by substantial actions to hold greedy billionaires accountable through a review of the corporate trade regime that has devastated the American and global working class. Click here to visit my website or call my offices directly if you have questions or need help with a federal agency:Middlesex County: 732-249-8892Monmouth County: 732-571-1140Sincerely,