Foreign Affairs and National Security
Protecting America’s national security is an essential role of the federal government, as is supporting the men and women in uniform who serve our nation and protect our freedom.
America should always stand on the side of democracy, including helping to support Ukraine as it defends itself from Putin’s unjust invasion of their sovereign territory.
As a physicist, I’m especially concerned about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and I’m committed to working with my colleagues to pursue policies that promote nonproliferation and reduce nuclear stockpiles.
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Washington, DC — Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) led 25 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to ensure that Ukrainians in the Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) program are not unfairly burdened by processing delays that trigger a new $1,000 fee.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) announced that they sent a letter calling on social media platforms to combat foreign bot farms spreading disinformation and encouraging political violence.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Congress’ only PhD physicist, issued the following statement: