GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON HER VOTE TO BLOCK A BLANK CHECK FOR TRUMP’S IRAN WAR

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement regarding her vote against the FY2027National Defense Authorization Act:

“Donald Trump launched this conflict in Iran with no clear objective, no plan, and no exit strategy. I cannot support a defense bill that places zero constraints on an out-of-touch administration waging a price-increasing war that directly hurts working families.

“Every day, the White House offers a shifting rationale for the chaos they’ve created while demanding a blank check for a deeply misguided conflict. The American people are paying the price at the pump and in the grocery checkout line as inflation, gas prices, and healthcare costs have soared.

“This must end. We cannot afford an endless conflict abroad while hardworking families are told to sacrifice their livelihoods to fund it.”