"The United States must cease interference in the democratic processes of other nations, whether through the use of unilateral coercive measures (sanctions), forced imposition of neoliberal austerity plans through the IMF, or through both covert and overt warfare. In every corner of the world, frontline communities are innovating responses to food scarcity, housing shortages, and climate change. These solutions have the best chance of building toward a liberated future since they are time-tested, sourced locally, and implemented through collaboration."
Mondaire Jones, New York's Seventeenth District:
"As a member of Congress, I will:
- Push to reduce military spending and reinvest this money in the State Department, to strengthen diplomacy and peacebuilding, as well as domestically, in programs that meet the needs of our civilian population.
- Prioritize investment in human security approaches, which focus on meeting the human needs of people and protecting our environment. . . .
- Fight to finally repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which has given the executive branch a blank check to pursue foreign wars having nothing to do with the September 11th attacks, including throughout the Middle East and Africa.
- Work to urgently bring an end to existing conflicts, including the war in Afghanistan, through inclusive peace processes that center human rights, including women's rights.
- Support barring the sale of weapons to human rights violators, including Saudi Arabia.
- Support creating a peacebuilding fund, which would invest in initiatives to build peace worldwide in countries that have been affected by conflict.
- Fight to increase our cap for welcoming refugees to the United States, which the Trump administration has shamefully lowered, so that we can provide a home for people fleeing conflict and persecution like our allies in Europe.
- Support redirecting funds towards conflict prevention, including through development aid to reduce poverty and inequalities and combat climate change."
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