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Last Updated on December 19, 2025.

Washington – Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry made the following statement in advance of House and Senate votes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026: 

“On this year’s NDAA, Congress has a straightforward choice. Do lawmakers confront the use of our military for extrajudicial killings abroad and repression at home with the urgency required? Or do they take a ‘business-as-usual’ approach and authorize nearly a trillion dollars for Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s Pentagon? 

“Win Without War urges members to unite against the unprecedented power grab that President Trump and his crony Hegseth are attempting, and vote ‘NO’.

“This call comes despite several worthy, individual provisions in the final bill text. In particular, we welcome the long-awaited repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. And we thank many congressional champions, including Representatives Meeks and Roy, Senators Kaine and Young, and former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, for working year after year to push their reluctant colleagues to exercise Congress’ constitutional duty to decide when and whether the United States goes to war.

“Yet ultimately, that and other constructive provisions are overshadowed by the harm, Pentagon bloat, and waste this bill will again facilitate. 

“This NDAA simply cannot be cordoned off from our current reality, in which Trump and Hegseth deploy the National Guard to our cities to intimidate and silence our communities, while simultaneously order our servicemembers to commit extrajudicial killings in waters off of Latin America and court an unauthorized war with Venezuela.

“The bill may be mammoth and complex, but the choice is simple: vote no.”

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Win Without War is a diverse network of activists and national organizations working for a progressive foreign policy in the United States.

December 10, 2025