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, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
"The President of the United States openly threatening to wipe out an entire civilization is nauseating and un-American. A president's words carry real consequences, and they should be used to de-escalate conflict, not push us closer to the brink. This is precisely why our Founding Fathers gave Congress the authority to declare war, rather than any single power-crazed individual.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
“As I have said throughout this DHS shutdown, I will vote NO on any funding for ICE that does not include serious reforms.
“After Operation Midway Blitz and the killing of two Americans in Minneapolis, it is clear that ICE is poorly trained and unaccountable. Republicans have had every opportunity to govern rationally by funding DHS while reining in ICE agents' unchecked power.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran.
“The Constitution is clear: the President does not have the authority to take the United States into sustained military conflict without Congressional authorization. If these strikes risk escalation into a broader war, Congress must be consulted and fulfill its responsibility. I will vote for the bipartisan War Powers resolution in the House next week to reassert that authority.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
“Today, the last remaining limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals disappear, and the world is now more vulnerable to nuclear escalation than at any point in the last fifteen years.
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.