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Amash opposes
abortion and federal funding for abortion.He describes himself as "100 percent pro-life" and in 2017 voted in favor of
federal legislation to ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Amash supports decreasing
U.S. military spending, and believes there is significant waste in the
U.S. Department of Defense.
He believes only
Congress has the
power to declare war, criticizing President Obama's
intervention in Syria against
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for proceeding without a Congressional declaration of war.
Amash joined 104 Democrats and 16 Republicans in voting against the
2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which specified the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense,
[64] calling it "one of the most anti-liberty pieces of legislation of our lifetime". Amash co-sponsored an amendment to the NDAA that would ban indefinite military detention and military trials so that all terror suspects arrested in the United States would be tried in civilian courts. He expressed concern that individuals charged with
terrorism could be jailed for prolonged periods of time without ever being formally charged or brought to trial.
In 2017 Amash criticized U.S. involvement in
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, arguing that "Al Qaeda in Yemen has emerged as a de facto ally of the Saudi-led militaries with whom [Trump] administration aims to partner more closely."
In February 2019, Amash was the only House Republican to co-sponsor a resolution to block
Trump's declaration of a national emergency to redirect funds to build a
wall on the U.S.-Mexico border without a congressional appropriation for such a project. He wrote, "A national emergency declaration for a non-emergency is void", and "[Trump] is attempting to circumvent our constitutional system.
Amash and fellow
U.S. Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) introduced a bill
[85] to block the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from financing its Cannabis Eradication Program through
civil-asset forfeitures. Amash took aim at civil-asset forfeiture in a statement, saying that the practice allows for "innocent people to have their property taken without sufficient
due process".
Amash co-sponsored H.R. 1227, the
Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017.
Amash supported a repeal of the
Defense of Marriage Act, saying that the "real threat" to traditional marriage and religious liberty is government, not gay couples.
Amash has been a frequent critic of the
National Security Agency's anti-terrorism surveillance programs.
He voted against the 2011 reauthorization of the
USA PATRIOT Act,the 2012 reauthorization of the
FISA Amendments Act,and the
USA Freedom Act.
