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Sydney Kamlager-Dove: “If we fail to uphold that promise, we put the future safety of our servicemembers at risk by sending a dangerous message…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2025
If we fail to uphold that promise, we put the future safety of our servicemembers at risk by sending a dangerous message to the world that the United States cannot and should not be trusted. I will be voting ``no'' on the rule for many reasons, but chief among them is the cowardice my colleagues have shown when they place blind loyalty to the President above American principles, obligations, and safety. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.``
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Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democratic · California

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Opposing a rule in Congress related to military and national safety.

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