John Boozman

Believes U.S. leadership on the world stage remains crucial to peaceful conflict resolution and economic growth.

“U.S. leadership on the world stage remains crucial to peaceful conflict resolution. In that sense, it is an essential component of our overall security strategy. At the same time, it is important to our economic growth as better relationships make for better trading partners.”²²

Wants to hold China accountable for unfair trade practices and human rights abuses.

“Boozman has worked to hold China accountable for its unfair trade practices, human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang province against ethnic and religious minorities, and the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedom.”²²

Promotes U.S. coordination of relief with non-governmental organizations and international partners.

“I've promoted U.S. coordination of relief with non-governmental organizations and our international partners like the World Food Program. Aid that has proven effective channels the dedication and compassion of individuals and organizations motivated to enact positive change.”²²

Supports increased funding for USAID programs to address global challenges.

“As a founder of the Congressional Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Boozman has worked with governmental, faith-based and private organizations to facilitate partnerships and reach populations impacted by tropical diseases including malaria. In this role, he has successfully advocated for increased funding for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs.”²²

Supports international early childhood development assistance programs to vulnerable children.

“He led efforts to pass the Global Child Thrive Act that reauthorizes international early childhood development assistance programs to orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries.”²²

Supports leveraging USAID to eliminate global gender-related barriers and empower female entrepreneurs.

“Boozman championed legislation to tap into the proven abilities of USAID in order to help eliminate global gender-related barriers and empower female entrepreneurs around the world.”²²

Supports continued promotion of effective programs that save lives and build goodwill for the U.S. around the globe.

“We should continue to promote effective programs that save lives and build goodwill for the U.S. around the globe.”²²

Supports initiatives and policies to combat hunger nationwide and across the world.

“As a co-chair of the Senate Hunger Caucus, Boozman has advocated for initiatives and policies to combat hunger nationwide and across the world including the Global Food Security Act of 2016 and the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2017.”²²