Gary Peters

Gary Peters

Role at the time: U.S. senator and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; lead signatory

Statement summary

Peters and other senators say a whistleblower alleged that DHS staff were told to impersonate voters on state portals. They call the alleged conduct alarming if true and demand an end to the initiative and further information.

“If true, this is just another alarming effort by the Department to use data that USCIS materials admit may be inaccurate”

Gary Peters

Role at the time: U.S. Senator, Michigan

Statement summary

Gary Peters voted yea on H.Con.Res. 89, a vote to direct the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran.

“On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89: A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”

Gary Peters

Role at the time: U.S. Senator, Michigan

Statement summary

Gary Peters voted YEA on H.Con.Res. 86, a vote to direct the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran absent congressional authorization.

“On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”

Gary Peters

Role at the time: U.S. Senator, Michigan; Ranking Member, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Statement summary

Peters said there was no evidence of the imminent threat that would justify the strikes on Iran, criticized Republican colleagues as 'a rubber stamp to the president,' and pressed the Defense Department for a clear strategy and exit plan, saying his constituents 'do not want to send their sons and daughters to war.'

“The president needs to protect us, and we want him or her to do that if there's an imminent threat. But that didn't occur here as far as we can see, there's no evidence.”

Gary Peters

Role at the time: U.S. senator and ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Statement summary

Peters argues that the D.C. deployment has consumed substantial resources without improving safety. He says keeping troops there without clear goals or an end date diverts resources from other security missions.

“Protecting public safety is essential, but this deployment has spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars without making our nation’s capital any safer,”