March 4, 2024,
I am writing to inform you of With Honor Action’s endorsement of the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act, which is led by Representative Brian Fitzpatrick and your colleagues in the For Country Caucus, Representatives Don Bacon, Jared Golden, and Don Davis. I urge you to cosponsor H.R. 7372 – Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act.
Representatives Fitzpatrick and Golden recently noted that this is a major opportunity for Congress to address some of today’s most pressing issues. From fentanyl flowing across our southern border to Russia’s relentless march westwards across Ukraine to the unsustainable burden of barely mitigated migration and resurgent threats in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East, our citizens and our allies must know that Congress can still rise to the moment.
Last June, Admiral John Aquilino, the former Commander of INDO-PACOM, likely noted to you during a For Country Caucus meeting the unfunded needs of the combatant command, which are indispensable to a strategy of deterrence in the Pacific theatre. We are especially supportive of the $542 million appropriated to address critical, unfunded operations for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
This legislation is an investment in America’s security at home and abroad and is the core of what is still achievable in this historically difficult Congress. By pairing responsible border policy reforms with much-needed foreign aid, Congress and America can underscore our commitment to securing the southern border and our allies worldwide.
Sincerely,
Rye Barcott
Co-Founder & CEO, With Honor