As a former civilian strategic advisor to Generals Petraeus and Allen in Afghanistan, I’ve seen firsthand the sacrifices the members of our military make for us. That’s why I fought to get a seat on the House Armed Services Committee, where I’m proud to be a champion for our veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
New Jersey’s Third Congressional District is home to more than 60,000 veterans and tens of thousands of active-duty servicemembers that are stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. I’m committed to supporting and honoring their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their families.
I’m proud to have recently fulfilled one of my early campaign promises to improve healthcare access for our veterans by delivering a new state-of-the-art community health clinic for veterans in Ocean County, NJ.
And that’s not all I’m doing. Every day, I’m working to ensure that our veterans have the services and opportunities they deserve by:
- Doubling funding for veteran suicide prevention and outreach programs
- Ensuring veterans have access to employment opportunities as they transition to civilian life
- Prioritizing efforts to make sure no veteran has to sleep in the streets. The words “veteran” and “homeless” should never appear in the same sentence.
- Continuing to improve healthcare access for veterans
- Improving legal services for women veterans
When duty called, our veterans were there for us. I promise to always be there for them.
