Text SIGN PWXKNG to 50409 — I write with grave concern about the recent federal action requiring states to jump through extensive new verification hurdles before receiving child care funding — and, in the case of Minnesota, suspending payments entirely pending those verifications. Tens of thousands of children and families are being jeopardized by a policy that threatens to disrupt access to essential early child care services. Child care providers in Minnesota estimate that more than 20,000 children in over 4,000 programs could be affected by the funding freeze. Many of these centers serve low-income families who depend on federal assistance so parents can work, attend school, and support their households. Providers warn that without timely funds, centers may close within weeks, eliminating vital services and forcing parents to choose between employment and child care. This development stems from the Department of Health and Human Services’ response to alleged fraud at a small number of daycare centers. Officials stated that the freeze and heightened documentation requirements are intended to root out wrongdoing. However, the specific allegations — including claims of fraud at a limited set of facilities highlighted in a viral video — have not been independently verified, and Minnesota officials contend the state has long been addressing fraud through standard oversight mechanisms. Critics also note that broad suspensions of funding jeopardize legitimate providers who are not accused of any wrongdoing. Regardless of the need to investigate fraud, the federal government’s approach risks punishing millions of families and thousands of childcare businesses for issues that affect a tiny fraction of providers. Child care funding through the Child Care and Development Fund is vital infrastructure; it enables parents to work and contribute to the economy, supports early childhood development, and helps states maintain a stable and equitable system of care. Disrupting or withholding this funding without adequate safeguards for families will have profound ripple effects: lost wages, closed programs, and increased hardship for children who thrive with consistent care. I urge you to act decisively to protect childcare funding and uphold the federal commitment to accessible early care: 1. Use your power of the purse to ensure that funds appropriated by Congress are delivered promptly to childcare providers and cannot be withheld by executive fiat. 2. Require any fraud investigations to be narrowly targeted and accompanied by due process protections so that legitimate providers are not left without support. 3. Enshrine in law clear standards that prevent future disruptions to childcare access based on unverified or politically motivated claims. Childcare is not a luxury — it is essential infrastructure enabling families to participate fully in society and the economy. Congress must intervene now to ensure stability, fairness, and continued opportunity for all families.

Text SIGN PZQEGB to 50409 — Please reaffirm your oath to the Constitution and resolve to support and defend it better as your first resolution of the new year. Trump and his administration have made unceasing attacks on our rights, the rule of law, and the Constitution. It’s well past time to impeach them for those. We the people have had enough of this tyranny and desecration - of the rule of law, of the White House, of our rights. Let me remind you that separation of church and state is a fundamental principle enshrined in the 1st Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Trump, his appointees, and ICE are flouting the 1st Amendment every day. Please speak out publicly to decounce their anti-1A actions. America has no established religion. Peaceful assembly to seek redress of grievances is legal. Don’t forget to defend 14A, birthright citizenship, and the Constitution itself: let me remind you that the right of habeas corpus is to be found in Article I, Section 9, Clause 2, known as the Suspension Clause, which protects the right to challenge unlawful detention. All members of Congress took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, to bear true faith and allegiance to it, and to faithfully discharge their duties, as outlined in Article VI of the Constitution, not to a party or President, symbolizing their primary loyalty to the nation’s foundational law. Reaffirm that oath and speak out against all attempts to attack, undermine, flout, and overturn the Constitution. Congress has collectively failed at this hitherto. It’s time to change.

Text SIGN PGWAUE to 50409 — I oppose the Trump administration's efforts to prop up the coal industry at the expense of public and environmental health and taxpayer dollars. On September 29, the administration coordinated a massive effort to revive coal through regulatory rollbacks and $625 million in new investments across three federal agencies. The Department of Interior opened 13.1 million acres of public land for coal leases while slashing mining royalty rates from 8-12.5% to just 7%. The administration also directed utilities to keep retiring coal plants online, costing ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars while reconsidering or delaying critical air and water pollution regulations. This approach defies both economic reality and public health science. Coal-generated power costs rose 28% between 2021 and 2024, while solar costs fell by half since 2014 and wind costs dropped even faster. Meanwhile, a Carnegie Mellon University study documented $300 billion in air quality and health benefits from coal's decline. Coal remains the dirtiest fuel, emitting 950,000 metric tons of CO2 per terawatt-hour while releasing sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, heavy metals, and fly ash that contaminate our air, water, and soil. Clean energy is the cheapest and fastest energy to bring online, making it senseless to double down on the most expensive and polluting options. Congress must act to reinforce clean air and water protections, hold coal plants to the strictest environmental standards, and require coal companies to fully pay for cleanup costs including coal ash disposal. I urge you to oppose any efforts to weaken these protections and instead support policies that prioritize affordable clean energy and public health.

Text SIGN PGGPCX to 50409 — We all deserve a healthcare system that works for all of us. I know there have been discussions about tax credits and ACA insurance plans and how many millions will not be able to afford health insurance. I know that Medicaid cuts enacted last year will force millions out of their health insurance. I also just learned that prescription drug makers agreed to lower prices on a handful of drugs last week but are raising prices on 350 others according to Reuters. They don’t do that in countries where there is universal healthcare. Our system of paying for healthcare is broken. 8% of Americans can’t afford to be insured and millions more have catastrophic insurance policies with such high deductibles as to be useless. We pay twice what our 35 peer industrialized nations with universal healthcare pay and our drug costs can be 10 times as much. Our avoidable death rates, maternal mortality and infant mortality far exceed what our peer industrialized nations have. Those are needless deaths. I want you to make America Healthy and the way to do it is to make sure that everyone can go to the doctor and get the medicines they need without going broke. 62% of Americans want their government to make sure that all Americans have health insurance that works according to the Gallup Poll. We can do that. H. R. 3069, the vastly improved Medicare For All Act would provide public insurance paying private providers for all Americans at far less cost than we pay now. About $750 billion/year less in 2025 dollars per the 2020 Congressional Budget Report. The CBO report is publication 56811 for your reference. I recommend you and your staff read the text of H.R. 3069 because it details specifically how we will insure everyone and provide wider coverage at lower cost. I want you to start thinking about ALL AMERICANS AND WHAT WE ALL NEED. We all need a healthcare system that works for all of us and to be able to go to the doctor and but medicines and not go broke. Enact H. R. 3069 now.

Text SIGN PEKXWU to 50409 — I am writing to express my serious concern regarding the closure of NASA’s largest research library and reports that significant portions of its holdings—some of which are not digitized or available anywhere else—may be placed into storage or discarded after only a brief review period. Knowledge, once lost, cannot be recovered. A two-month review window is plainly inadequate to assess decades of scientific, engineering, and historical research accumulated in a library that has supported critical space and Earth science missions. These materials represent public investment, institutional memory, and intellectual infrastructure that future researchers may depend on in ways we cannot yet foresee. At a minimum, all unique and at-risk materials should be preserved through systematic digitization before any disposal decisions are made. The cost of digitization is small compared to the permanent loss of irreplaceable research, technical documentation, and historical records. Once destroyed, these resources cannot be recreated—no matter how much funding or political will exists later. I urge you to support oversight and funding actions that would: • Halt the disposal of any NASA library materials pending full preservation review • Require comprehensive digitization of unique and non-duplicated holdings • Ensure transparency and expert involvement (including librarians and scientists) in preservation decisions Scientific progress depends not only on new discoveries, but on safeguarding the knowledge that made them possible. We should never be in the position of throwing away our shared scientific record due to haste or short-term cost considerations. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your commitment to responsible stewardship of public knowledge.

Text SIGN PYWOCP to 50409 — I am writing to urge you to oppose H.R. 3492, the extreme anti-trans bill recently passed by the House with a vote of 216-211. This legislation would institute a nationwide ban on gender-affirming care for minors by making it a felony to provide transgender youth with essential healthcare. This represents the most radical anti-trans legislation ever passed by a chamber of Congress, and it demands your firm opposition. Gender-affirming care is evidence-based medical treatment that saves lives. Major medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, support access to this care because it reduces rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among transgender youth. Criminalizing doctors for providing this care would force families to choose between their child's health and breaking the law. H.R. 3492 was only brought to a vote as part of a deal where Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene agreed to support the National Defense Authorization Act in exchange for a vote on her bill. This political bargaining should not determine healthcare policy that affects thousands of young people and their families. Even ultraconservative Representative Chip Roy expressed concerns about federal overreach, though he ultimately voted for the bill after his amendment to limit it to federally funded providers failed. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it requires 60 votes to pass. I am counting on you to stand firm against this legislation, just as Senate Democrats have previously held the line on much narrower restrictions. Additionally, I urge you to oppose the separate Medicaid ban proposed by Representative Dan Crenshaw that would force approximately 26 states to pay entirely for gender-affirming care treatments without federal cost-sharing. Transgender youth deserve access to medically necessary care. I ask that you publicly commit to voting against H.R. 3492 and any similar legislation that criminalizes healthcare for vulnerable young people.

Text SIGN PXCBUV to 50409 — ICE detention centres are for-profit concentration camps. Reports of brutal cruel, and even life-threatening treatment and scandalous conditions have shocked the world. The number of deaths in ICE detention is the highest ever. ICE is spreading terror and destroying communities, operating outside the law, lying, refusing to accept identity documents; agents are masked. .................This is an abomination. I do not need to catalogue more of the abuses: you should know them.. Please reply to let me know that you are aware of this shocking situation and what you intend to do about it.

Text SIGN PLJHAQ to 50409 — I am writing to urge you to support H.J.Res. 13, the proposed constitutional amendment that would place long-overdue limits on the presidential pardon power — and to call on Senators to introduce and advance a companion resolution without delay. The pardon power was created as a tool for mercy and justice, not as a shield for corruption. Yet recent history has shown how dangerously vulnerable this power is to abuse when a president can pardon himself, family members, cabinet officials, or campaign staff for crimes connected to their own misconduct or self-interest. H.J.Res. 13 restores the basic principle that no one is above the law, including the President of the United States. By prohibiting self-pardons and barring pardons for close relatives, senior administration officials, and paid campaign employees, this amendment closes loopholes that undermine public trust and invite corruption at the highest levels of government. This is not a partisan issue. Conservatives and liberals alike should agree that the Constitution was never intended to allow a president to erase accountability for himself or his inner circle. The Founders warned explicitly against concentrated power and self-protection by those in office. A president who can pardon himself or his associates is functionally immune from the rule of law — something no republic can survive. Because this reform requires a constitutional amendment, leadership from both chambers is essential. House members should actively champion H.J.Res. 13, and Senators should introduce and support a matching Senate joint resolution so this proposal can advance through Congress and to the states for ratification. Congress has a duty not just to respond to abuses after they occur, but to prevent them. Supporting this amendment is a clear, concrete step toward restoring constitutional balance, public confidence, and the rule of law. I urge you to publicly support this effort and work to see it enacted.

Text SIGN PNLXLE to 50409 — We write with urgent concern over a disturbing trend: the increasing criminalization of basic mutual aid and solidarity in the United States. Communities helping communities is a fundamental American value, yet across the country, individuals are being punished for this essential work. In recent months, volunteers with Food Not Bombs—a group that shares free food in public spaces—have faced arrests and harassment in cities like Denver and San Antonio, simply for feeding people. Simultaneously, in Atlanta, state authorities wielded aggressive racketeering charges to target the bail fund supporting the Stop Cop City movement. This dangerous escalation frames collective care and legal support as criminal conspiracy. These actions do not make us safer. They criminalize compassion, stifle free speech and assembly, and worsen public trust. Targeting mutual aid punishes the most vulnerable and chills the very community networks that save lives during crises. We call on you to take federal action to protect and decriminalize mutual aid. This must include: · Holding hearings on this misuse of law enforcement resources against charitable acts. · Investigating potential civil rights violations in these crackdowns. · Supporting legislation that explicitly shields non-profit mutual aid and bail fund operations from being prosecuted as conspiracy or racketeering. In a time of profound need, we must defend, not dismantle, the bonds of community support. Please act to ensure that no human being is penalized for practicing compassion.

Text SIGN PVRQSS to 50409 — Reject the Federal Voucher Program. Wealthy families receive yet another advantage, while working families watch the schools they rely on lose the resources needed to function. The inequity deepens because voucher-funded private schools are not required to serve all students. Thank you.

Text SIGN POQARM to 50409 — 2025 was a year of rapid and catastrophic expansion of the Executive branch's power. The United States of America was not designed for one person to hold this much governmental power- there are supposed to be checks and balances. A tripod is more stable than a staff, and Congress and the Supreme Court were always meant to check the Preaident's power so we didn't end up with a monarch or a despot. Since Trump has stacked the court with justices who are either beholden to him or who bring their far-right political and religious ideologies into their rulings, one leg of the tripod has retracted. Our Republican-led Congress was notoriously, humiliatingly silent as he expanded his power, often unconstitutionally. Trump has discovered an act is only illegal if someone stops you, and the people who are meant to do that have instead enabled and assisted him in nearly everything he's done over the last year. I call on Congress to remember your constitutional duties, to step up and fulfill your obligation to the citizens who elected you, and rein in his unchecked power so the governmental branches can begin functioning properly again. Please don't let 2026 be a repeat of 2025- I don't believe our way of life will survive another year like this one.

Text SIGN PXGTPG to 50409 — I urge you to vote to override President Trump's vetoes of H.R. 131 and H.R. 504. Both bills passed with unanimous bipartisan support, demonstrating their merit and necessity for the communities they serve. H.R. 131, sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert, would lower payments certain Colorado communities make for water pipeline construction. According to Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, this bill costs taxpayers nothing while delivering safe, reliable water to rural communities. The president's justification that the veto prevents taxpayer handouts is contradicted by the bill's actual fiscal impact. H.R. 504 would expand land reserved for the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida and direct the Department of Interior to work with the tribe on flood mitigation in the added area. This addresses both tribal sovereignty and critical infrastructure needs. The president's veto message cited preventing expensive and unreliable policies, yet these bills had earned support from both parties in both chambers. When legislation achieves unanimous passage, it reflects genuine consensus that transcends partisan divisions. The vetoes appear motivated by political grievances rather than policy concerns, particularly given ongoing tensions between the administration and Colorado officials over the Tina Peters case and threats to close a research center in the state. Congress has the constitutional authority to override presidential vetoes with a two-thirds majority in both chambers. These bills merit that action. Rural communities need reliable water infrastructure, and tribal lands require proper management and flood protection. These are not partisan issues but fundamental responsibilities of government. I ask you to vote to override both vetoes and ensure these worthy projects move forward. The communities depending on H.R. 131 and H.R. 504 should not be collateral damage in political disputes unrelated to the substance of these bills.

Text SIGN PGVATQ to 50409 — You swore an oath to the United States Constitution—not to a president, not to a political party, not to your donors, and not to your own ambition. That oath requires action, not silence. It requires courage, not cowardice. And it requires accountability, not excuses. The Constitution is under direct assault. The rule of law is being openly defied. Power is being abused. Crimes are being committed in plain sight—and Congress is standing by while tyranny advances inch by inch. History is not kind to legislative bodies that refuse to act while democratic institutions rot from within. No one is above the law. Not presidents. Not cabinet members. Not political allies. Not billionaires. Not anyone. If crimes have been committed, they must be investigated and prosecuted—fully, publicly, and without favoritism. Selective justice is not justice. Delayed justice is not justice. Silence in the face of criminal conduct is complicity. Your constitutional duty is clear: • Defend the separation of powers • Enforce the laws you pass • Hold the Executive Branch accountable • Protect the American people from authoritarian abuse • Uphold due process and equal justice under the law The Constitution does not enforce itself. Democracy does not survive on speeches and press releases. It survives only when those entrusted with power are willing to use it to stop lawlessness—even when it is politically inconvenient. If you will not act, then say so plainly to the American people. Admit that you are unwilling to defend the Constitution you swore to protect. Admit that you are choosing political safety over democratic survival. But if you still believe in this republic—prove it. Do your job. Enforce the law. Prosecute wrongdoing. Protect this nation from tyranny. The American people are watching. History is recording. And your inaction will not be forgotten.

Text SIGN PWXKNG to 50409 — I write with grave concern about the recent federal action requiring states to jump through extensive new verification hurdles before receiving child care funding — and, in the case of Minnesota, suspending payments entirely pending those verifications. Tens of thousands of children and families are being jeopardized by a policy that threatens to disrupt access to essential early child care services. Child care providers in Minnesota estimate that more than 20,000 children in over 4,000 programs could be affected by the funding freeze. Many of these centers serve low-income families who depend on federal assistance so parents can work, attend school, and support their households. Providers warn that without timely funds, centers may close within weeks, eliminating vital services and forcing parents to choose between employment and child care. This development stems from the Department of Health and Human Services’ response to alleged fraud at a small number of daycare centers. Officials stated that the freeze and heightened documentation requirements are intended to root out wrongdoing. However, the specific allegations — including claims of fraud at a limited set of facilities highlighted in a viral video — have not been independently verified, and Minnesota officials contend the state has long been addressing fraud through standard oversight mechanisms. Critics also note that broad suspensions of funding jeopardize legitimate providers who are not accused of any wrongdoing. Regardless of the need to investigate fraud, the federal government’s approach risks punishing millions of families and thousands of childcare businesses for issues that affect a tiny fraction of providers. Child care funding through the Child Care and Development Fund is vital infrastructure; it enables parents to work and contribute to the economy, supports early childhood development, and helps states maintain a stable and equitable system of care. Disrupting or withholding this funding without adequate safeguards for families will have profound ripple effects: lost wages, closed programs, and increased hardship for children who thrive with consistent care. I urge you to act decisively to protect childcare funding and uphold the federal commitment to accessible early care: 1. Use your power of the purse to ensure that funds appropriated by Congress are delivered promptly to childcare providers and cannot be withheld by executive fiat. 2. Require any fraud investigations to be narrowly targeted and accompanied by due process protections so that legitimate providers are not left without support. 3. Enshrine in law clear standards that prevent future disruptions to childcare access based on unverified or politically motivated claims. Childcare is not a luxury — it is essential infrastructure enabling families to participate fully in society and the economy. Congress must intervene now to ensure stability, fairness, and continued opportunity for all families.

Text SIGN PXCBUV to 50409 — ICE detention centres are for-profit concentration camps. Reports of brutal cruel, and even life-threatening treatment and scandalous conditions have shocked the world. The number of deaths in ICE detention is the highest ever. ICE is spreading terror and destroying communities, operating outside the law, lying, refusing to accept identity documents; agents are masked. .................This is an abomination. I do not need to catalogue more of the abuses: you should know them.. Please reply to let me know that you are aware of this shocking situation and what you intend to do about it.

Text SIGN PMQPLX to 50409 — I am writing to urge you to publicly support and act in favor of Congress using its inherent contempt power to enforce compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act—specifically in response to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ongoing failure to meet the law’s requirements. This should not be a partisan issue. Regardless of party, Americans expect that when Congress passes a law, the executive branch follows it. In this case, deadlines have been missed, productions have been incomplete, and documents have been so heavily redacted that they appear to undermine the very transparency the statute was meant to guarantee—particularly with respect to powerful individuals connected to Jeffrey Epstein. Congress has multiple tools to enforce compliance, but two of them are clearly ineffective here. Civil enforcement would take years in court. Criminal contempt requires referral to the Department of Justice, which has little incentive to prosecute its own leadership. That leaves inherent contempt, a lawful and historically grounded authority that allows Congress to act directly to enforce its will. Inherent contempt is not extreme, unconstitutional, or novel. The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized it as an essential implied power of Congress, necessary to protect its legislative and oversight responsibilities. It was used frequently in earlier periods of American history—particularly when executive officials refused to comply with lawful congressional demands. Importantly, this effort has drawn bipartisan interest, reflecting a shared concern that executive officials must not be allowed to ignore statutes through delay, selective compliance, or excessive redaction. The House has the authority to act on its own, without waiting for the Senate or the Justice Department, and it can impose proportionate consequences—such as daily fines—until the law is followed. This is not about political revenge or theater. It is about maintaining the constitutional balance of power. If Congress allows this kind of noncompliance to stand, it sets a precedent that future administrations of either party can exploit, weakening oversight and accountability for everyone. The victims and survivors of Epstein’s crimes deserve transparency. The American people deserve confidence that the law applies equally to the powerful and the well-connected. And Congress deserves to have its laws respected. I urge you to speak out publicly in favor of inherent contempt and to support its use if necessary to compel full compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Upholding the rule of law should unite us, not divide us.

Text SIGN PKKSXD to 50409 — Some places are too sacred to destroy, to precious to desecrate for private profit. Our most spectacular unspoiled lands are a precious legacy, too precious to ruin. We owe it to the future to hand them on intact, splendid, for all to enjoy and wonder at. The Boundary waters are such a place. Please: oppose legislation - including H.R 4090 - that would effectively give away our public lands, eliminate BWCA-protections and pave the way for dangerous copper sulphide mining. The Boundary Waters belong to all Americans - not to foreign mining corporations seeking short-term profits at the expense of permanent irreversible destruction. Do you want that destruction to be your legacy? Exploratory drilling is now happening. The Boundary waters area is at risk, but there is time to save it. We need federal and state protection. Each of those drill sites will be a monstrosity: Each of the 19 drill sites will have a drill pad clearing roughly 75 * 100 feet. Vegetation will be cleared along access roads to reach the pads. Some drilling will take place beneath Birch Lake. Drilling is planned 24 hours a day and will use 500-2,000 gallons of water daily. Please oppose all legislation that opens the Boundary Waters area and other unspoiled wilderness to exploitation. Please support all legislation including Senator Tina Smith's bill to protect the boundary waters.

Text SIGN PXUXCP to 50409 — Speaker Johnson needs to answer for abandoning Congress to White House control. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and multiple House Republicans confirm Johnson operates under direct orders from the White House, not as an independent legislative leader. Members report his approval among colleagues has dropped to 20%. Rep. Elise Stefanik publicly accused him of torpedoing the Republican agenda and lying about it. This isn’t about party politics. When the Speaker turns Congress into a rubber stamp for any president, he breaks the separation of powers our founders built to stop exactly this kind of overreach. We have three branches of government for a reason. Trump’s approval sits at 36% with 60% of Americans disapproving. His economic approval stands at 33%. Seventy percent of Americans say their communities are unaffordable. Only 25% of independents support him. These aren’t outliers or partisan polls. They’re consistent across multiple surveys from Gallup, NPR, and AP-NORC. The president’s agenda clearly doesn’t match what most Americans want or need. I’m asking you to open a formal inquiry into whether Speaker Johnson violated his oath by letting the White House dictate Congressional action. We demand public hearings. This is a constitutional crisis, not a procedural disagreement, and it demands immediate oversight before more damage is done.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Text SIGN PHWMJX to 50409 — With near incredulity, I take pen in hand to urge you to oppose any funding for the proposed Trump-class battleship program announced by Trump. This program represents a strategic mistake that would waste billions of taxpayer dollars on obsolete technology while undermining our actual naval capabilities. Defense experts across the political spectrum have dismissed this proposal as fundamentally flawed and it’s obviously incapable of being built. The cost alone should disqualify this program. By estimates, a single battleship of any design for the size proposed, could cost upward of $8 billion, plus additional crew and maintenance expenses. In the real world of naval construction, The Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyers were reduced from 32 ships to just three due to spiraling costs, and the Constellation-class frigate was recently canceled entirely due to budget overruns. Our military needs modern capabilities, not wasteful prestige projects. Send the message: Reject this project and instead support investments in proven technologies that enhance our actual naval readiness. Thank you.

Text SIGN PGKHQJ to 50409 — The current crisis at the Social Security Administration did not arise by accident. It is the direct result of deliberate policy decisions made by the Trump regime through the Office of Management and Budget and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which imposed staffing caps, hiring freezes, and budgetary constraints on an agency already strained by rising demand. Social Security benefits are funded by workers and employers through dedicated payroll contributions. These are earned benefits — not discretionary handouts and not welfare. When benefits are delayed or denied because claims go unprocessed and phones go unanswered, the government is failing to deliver money that belongs to the people who paid into the system. Under OMB directives and DOGE restructuring initiatives, SSA staffing levels were reduced or frozen while workloads increased. Field offices and processing centers were left without the personnel needed to handle disability determinations, retiree claims, benefit corrections, and survivor benefits. The predictable result has been massive backlogs, service failures, and unacceptable delays that now affect millions of Americans. This is not a matter of ideology. It is a matter of governance. Congress has constitutional authority over appropriations and oversight, and it must act when executive branch actions undermine the lawful operation of a critical agency. I urge Congress to: • Hold oversight hearings examining the role of OMB and DOGE decisions in creating SSA backlogs • Require full transparency on staffing levels, processing delays, and administrative directives • Restore and increase funding to meet actual workload demands • Reaffirm that Social Security benefits are earned and must be delivered promptly and reliably Every delay represents real harm — missed rent, delayed medical care, and financial insecurity — imposed on people who upheld their side of the Social Security compact. Congress must step in to correct the damage, protect beneficiaries, and ensure that executive branch actions never again cripple an agency entrusted with the public’s earned income.

Text SIGN PREQLX to 50409 — I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the administration's ongoing attempts to dismantle it. On Tuesday, federal district court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that the administration must continue seeking funding for the CFPB, rejecting legal arguments that would effectively close the agency. Judge Jackson noted that the administration is "actively and unabashedly trying to shut the agency down again, through different means," and warned that "today, the agency is hanging by a thread." The CFPB has returned over $21 billion to American consumers since its creation after the 2008 financial crisis, and not one penny of its funding comes from taxpayer dollars. The agency operates as Congress mandated, protecting people against fraud and predatory financial practices. When acting director Russell Vought ordered a stop to all agency work and sent layoff notices to about 1,400 workers in April, it became clear that the goal is elimination, not reform. A coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia filed suit last week to prevent the defunding, arguing that the administration is too narrowly interpreting which Federal Reserve funds can support the agency. These legal battles should not be necessary to preserve an agency that serves such a vital consumer protection function. I am asking you to publicly support the CFPB's continued operation and full funding. Use your position to ensure that Congress fulfills its obligation to maintain this agency as originally intended. The CFPB collects consumer complaints against businesses and enforces protections that benefit ordinary Americans, not wealthy corporations seeking to avoid accountability. The agency's survival should not depend on court injunctions. It needs legislative champions who will defend its mission and funding structure. I urge you to be one of those champions and to oppose any efforts to weaken or eliminate consumer financial protections.

Text SIGN POBQFX to 50409 — I am writing to urge you to reconsider your administration's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency has returned over $21 billion to American consumers since its creation, and this success comes without costing taxpayers a single dollar. These are real results that have helped millions of Americans recover money lost to fraud and predatory practices. Federal District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled on Tuesday that your administration must continue seeking funding for the CFPB, rejecting the legal argument that the agency cannot be funded because the Federal Reserve is operating at a loss. Judge Jackson noted that the administration was "actively and unabashedly trying to shut the agency down again, through different means," and warned that accepting your administration's position "would be tantamount to closing what is left of the Bureau." She emphasized that the agency is now "hanging by a thread." The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial crisis specifically to protect consumers against the kind of fraud and predatory practices that devastated American families and nearly collapsed our economy. The agency collects complaints against businesses and holds bad actors accountable. When Acting Director Russell Vought ordered a stop to all work at the agency and sent layoff notices to about 1,400 workers in April, it signaled an abandonment of this consumer protection mission. A coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia filed suit last week to prevent the defunding, demonstrating broad concern about eliminating this watchdog. The legal battles and uncertainty are creating chaos while leaving consumers vulnerable. I respectfully ask that you allow the CFPB to continue its congressionally mandated mission of protecting American consumers. The agency's track record of returning billions to citizens who were wronged by financial institutions demonstrates its value. Preserving consumer protection should be a priority that transcends political differences.

Text SIGN PZSJRV to 50409 — Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to protect HUD funding for permanent supportive housing programs that have proven effective in addressing homelessness. The current administration's proposed funding shifts would disregard evidence-based solutions and destabilize programs that vulnerable populations depend on for stability and survival. At a time when Trump and his enablers war on the poor is clear to be seen in SNAP support blaming the poor and immigrants for crimes, housing instability is their latest excuse for blaming poverty on those who are poor. Long gone is any sense of decency and care for families, veterans and other unhoused persons. Instead I support programs of Permanent supportive housing. They’ve been proven effective: It combines affordable housing with wraparound services like mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and job training. This model has consistently demonstrated success in moving people out of homelessness and keeping them housed. When we abandon proven approaches in favor of untested alternatives, we gamble with the futures of our most vulnerable neighbors, including veterans, families with children, people with disabilities, and those experiencing chronic homelessness. To get to this point, especially in our cities, has taken a lot of hard work and cooperation with housing advocacy agencies. The proposed changes would disrupt existing programs that communities have built over years of careful implementation. Housing providers, social service agencies, and local governments have coordinated their efforts around current HUD funding structures. Sudden shifts create chaos in service delivery, leaving people who have finally achieved housing stability at risk of returning to the streets. The human cost of this instability extends beyond individual suffering to increased emergency room visits, law enforcement interactions, and other expensive crisis interventions that burden local budgets. I urge you to advocate for maintaining robust HUD funding for permanent supportive housing programs and to oppose any budget proposals that would undermine these evidence-based solutions. Our communities need consistent, reliable federal support for housing programs that work. The people served by these programs deserve better than to have their futures treated as expendable in policy experiments. Press the HUD Secretary hard in hearings and demand explanations for this shift. I’m guessing there’s no reason except keeping people poor, which works to their narrative. Stand with constituents experiencing homelessness and the organizations working to serve them by protecting HUD funding for permanent supportive housing. Thank you.

Text SIGN PGKHQJ to 50409 — The current crisis at the Social Security Administration did not arise by accident. It is the direct result of deliberate policy decisions made by the Trump regime through the Office of Management and Budget and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which imposed staffing caps, hiring freezes, and budgetary constraints on an agency already strained by rising demand. Social Security benefits are funded by workers and employers through dedicated payroll contributions. These are earned benefits — not discretionary handouts and not welfare. When benefits are delayed or denied because claims go unprocessed and phones go unanswered, the government is failing to deliver money that belongs to the people who paid into the system. Under OMB directives and DOGE restructuring initiatives, SSA staffing levels were reduced or frozen while workloads increased. Field offices and processing centers were left without the personnel needed to handle disability determinations, retiree claims, benefit corrections, and survivor benefits. The predictable result has been massive backlogs, service failures, and unacceptable delays that now affect millions of Americans. This is not a matter of ideology. It is a matter of governance. Congress has constitutional authority over appropriations and oversight, and it must act when executive branch actions undermine the lawful operation of a critical agency. I urge Congress to: • Hold oversight hearings examining the role of OMB and DOGE decisions in creating SSA backlogs • Require full transparency on staffing levels, processing delays, and administrative directives • Restore and increase funding to meet actual workload demands • Reaffirm that Social Security benefits are earned and must be delivered promptly and reliably Every delay represents real harm — missed rent, delayed medical care, and financial insecurity — imposed on people who upheld their side of the Social Security compact. Congress must step in to correct the damage, protect beneficiaries, and ensure that executive branch actions never again cripple an agency entrusted with the public’s earned income.

Text SIGN PWNNKD to 50409 — Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to pressure the DHS to reverse the dismantling of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). As you know this unit has long been known known for targeting transnational drug cartels, and human trafficking rings. What’s worse is that we are losing functions that helped prosecute international scam operations–especially those defrauding elderly Americans. According to Bloomberg, DOJ officials were instructed to shut down OCDETF operations by September 30. Internal communications have confirmed that the unit's budget would be “zeroed out” by fiscal year 2026 , even though it was funded by Congressional Appropriations Committees. OCDETF was the DOJ's lead force against international scams and had the unique authority to prosecute foreign scammers who targeted U.S. seniors in phone, mail, and internet schemes, which caused over $9.5 million in losses last year. We all know someone victimized by such scams. Because states lack jurisdiction to prosecute such crimes abroad, the dissolution of OCDETF leaves a significant enforcement gap for crimes that continue to affect vulnerable communities. This move to swap some function to Homeland Security shows how uninterested the Trump Administration is in combating drug trafficking, cartels, and scammers of the worst description. In short only criminals benefit. Criminals that this administration clearly has ties to for money. I urge you to refuse to fund any tax dollars until this unit is restored under DOJ. I have ZERO confidence in the DHS under Kristi Noem to be anywhere near effective. In fact, I’d say this also warrants investigation by Congress. Restore the anti-drug task force and its supporting legal staff, or the public will suffer. Thank you.