Rep. Roy's statement on H.Res. 1130

WASHINGTON — Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after votes Monday evening:

I voted NO on H.Res.1130, a non-binding resolution expressing support for Finland and Sweden joining NATO.

NATO is an important military alliance, and it served as a critical bulwark against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. However, our country is $30 trillion in debt, and Congress should not sign off on expanding NATO when more than half its current members aren’t even meeting their defense spending obligations. Further, we have had no briefing on how this would impact US security responsibilities.

We simply cannot afford to continue to subsidize other countries' failures to adequately provide for their own defense. Our decisions about military alliances should serve our interests first, and the American people deserve better.

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