Rep. Joyce Beatty

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

10,000 More Troops, Even Though Congress Voted to End the Iran War?

As your constituent, I demand that you exercise Article I war powers to halt the unauthorized escalation of the war in Iran and refuse to fund an unapproved troop surge. Reporting confirms the administration is ordering a third aircraft carrier strike group—the USS Theodore Roosevelt—along with Mar

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Military Readiness Took Decades to Build. Hegseth's Cuts Take Effect in Months.

I am writing as your constituent to demand that you exercise your constitutional Article I authority to halt Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reckless plan to eliminate or downgrade 20% of America’s general and flag officer positions. Running the United States Armed Forces is not a Saturday morning

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Law Enforcement Has Seized Ballots Twice This Year. Congress Hasn't Acted.

The integrity of American elections relies on a decentralized system governed by state and local administrators. Under Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, the authority to administer elections belongs to the states. That principle is compromised when partisan actors weaponize law enforcement o

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Hedge Fund Managers Pay 23.8% Tax. Your Firefighter Pays Up to 37%.

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to co-sponsor and pass the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2025 (H.R. 1091 / S. 445), introduced by Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Don Beyer in the House and Senator Tammy Baldwin in the Senate. A fair tax code requires that all income deri

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Every Federal Judge Has an Ethics Code. Supreme Court Justices Don't.

The Supreme Court of the United States faces a severe crisis of public legitimacy rooted in systemic conflict of interest, undisclosed financial patronage, and non-existent ethical oversight. While every lower-court federal judge is bound by an enforceable Code of Conduct, Supreme Court justices ope

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

The Case Against Fauci Stalled. Now Rand Paul Wants His Assistant Prosecuted.

I am writing as your constituent to say what millions of Americans are thinking: enough is enough. For months, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) has operated less like a serious legislative body and more like a taxpayer-funded vendetta machine. Knowing he lack

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Defend the Constitution: Congress Holds the Power to Tax, Not the White House

Under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, the authority to lay and collect taxes, duties, and tariffs belongs solely to the elected representatives of the people in Congress. It was never intended to be wielded by executive decree. Today, the Executive Branch is systematically u

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

FDA: 16,000 Professional Scientists. Trump's FDA Pick: Inexperienced "Loyalist"

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to publicly oppose and reject the nomination of Dr. Heidi Overton to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA oversees more than twenty percent of all consumer spending in the United States, regulating products vital to pu

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

We are a Nation of Laws. Why Are We Letting ICE Defy So Many Court Orders?

The constitutional order depends on the bedrock principle that no executive agency operates above the law or beyond the reach of the judiciary. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have engaged in a systemic pattern of defying federal court orders,

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

The Ad Warns Against Communism. The Ad Is Literally State Propaganda.

I am writing as your constituent to demand strict Article I oversight and immediate enforcement action regarding a national television ad campaign featuring President Trump that bears the explicit disclosure "Paid for by the U.S. Government." The commercial—which began airing across national cable

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

BLM Says a Data Center 9x the Power Load Is "the Same". It's Really Not.

I am writing as your constituent to urge immediate legislative oversight regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) unprecedented approval of commercial AI data centers on federal public lands. In June, the BLM approved the 167 MW Townsite Data Center project near Boulder City, Nevada, by tre

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Ethics Loopholes #4: The Presidential Kinship Loophole in Foreign Deals

I am writing as your constituent to demand concrete legislative action to close an ethics loophole that compromises American national security: the complete absence of statutory conflict-of-interest and foreign disclosure rules for immediate family members of a sitting President. This is not a hypo

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

A Taxpayer-Funded Government Tour, Named After a Bible Verse.

The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment explicitly prohibits the federal government from establishing or endorsing a state religion. However, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to use taxpayer-funded, official Department channels to integrate specific religious texts into official mili

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

$4.3 Billion in Undisclosed Spending. Who's Pushing Our Elections?

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to co-sponsor and vote for the DISCLOSE Act of 2026 (H.R. 7802 / S. 3991), introduced by Representative Chris Pappas and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. When the Supreme Court allowed unlimited corporate political spending in 2010, Justice Anthony Kennedy's

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Please file a Motion To Vacate The Chair before this House session ends. Get rid of Johnson before January 3.

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

He Is Banning the Press for 'No Reason.' The First Amendment Isn't Optional.

I am writing as your constituent to urge Congress to take bipartisan action to protect press freedom from retaliatory exclusion at the White House. On September 18, President Trump announced on Truth Social that he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, warning other news organ

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Trump Threatens to Demolish the Kennedy Center If They Won't Name It After Him

I am writing as your constituent to demand that Congress protect the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from being used as leverage in an ongoing naming dispute, and reassert its sole authority over this federally funded national memorial. On September 15, a federal judge again blocked

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

The House Needed to Vote on Impeachment. Johnson Sent Them Home Instead.

This week, House leadership abruptly canceled scheduled votes and sent members home a day early, launching an extended pre-election recess that leaves major legislative business unresolved until after the November midterms. While leadership claimed "the House has done its work," pulling the chamber

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

A Republican Filed Impeachment Articles Against Hegseth

On September 15, Rep. Thomas Massie — a Republican — introduced privileged articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor. When a member of the President's own party formally accuses his administration's Pentagon chief of "high crimes and misdemeanors," Congress ca

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

An Illegal Deal Moves Up to $2B in Disease Research Money to the Pentagon

I am writing to urge you to exercise immediate oversight of a secret interagency agreement between the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health that enables the diversion of billions in civilian infectious disease research funds to the Pentagon. The agreement was signed August 4

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

EPA Rule Change Could Leave Your Drinking Water Unprotected

Clean water is not a commodity, a luxury, or red tape. It is a basic physiological prerequisite for human life, and every resident of our country deserves affordable, reliable access to it. A landowner’s property rights end where their actions put the public’s health and safety at risk. Just as one

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Congress Has a Right to Inspect ICE Facilities. She's Being Charged Anyway.

The federal prosecution of Representative LaMonica McIver establishes an alarming precedent that threatens the constitutional balance between Article I and Article II. Regardless of party affiliation, every member of Congress has an institutional duty to defend the legislative branch's authority to

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

The DOJ Is Supposed to Protect Us. Under Blanche, It Doesn't.

I am writing as your constituent to urge Congress to use its Article I appropriations and oversight authority to impose binding, enforceable guardrails on Attorney General Todd Blanche's Department of Justice. Since Blanche's confirmation, DOJ actions have raised serious concerns about congressiona

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

44.7 Million Acres of Forest. 9 Days Left to Weigh In.

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to co-sponsor and pass the Roadless Area Conservation Act (S. 2042 / H.R. 3930) to permanently codify the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule into federal law. This is not a hypothetical fight. On August 18, 2026, the USDA formally proposed to fully res

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

You Want to Target Fauci? Put It on the Senate Floor

As your constituent, I am writing to demand that Senate leadership stop Chairman Rand Paul from using procedural end-runs to target Dr. Anthony Fauci, and require that any contempt referral face a recorded vote before the full United States Senate. On August 6, the Senate Homeland Security and Gove

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Ethics Loopholes #3: A Foreign Fund Paid In, Then a Pardon Followed.

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to close a dangerous gap in our federal ethics framework: the practical unenforceability of the Foreign Emoluments Clause against a sitting President who personally profits from a private business taking money from foreign governments. The Constitution’s

From a constituent in New Albany, OH

Missing Colleague

I am writing to implore you to do the only sensible thing and find out where your colleague Mitch McConnell actually is. It is unconscionable that a person has been missing - actually missing - for months and there has been no push to have proof of life released. That picture was weak and suspiciou

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

It May Be 'Just a Meme,' But Iceland Still Summoned Our Ambassador.

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to exercise Congress’s constitutional authority over U.S. foreign policy and explicitly reaffirm the stability of our sovereign international alliances. On September 7, President Trump posted an uncaptioned, AI-generated map to Truth Social showing the A

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

Even Roberts Says the Ballroom Is Likely Illegal. Congress Must Act.

I am writing to demand that Congress immediately assert its constitutional authority and halt the unapproved, ongoing construction of the private ballroom complex on the grounds of the White House. Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution, authority over federal property belongs exclusively

From a verified voter in Columbus, OH

His Own Fed Pick Wants Higher Rates, But Trump Wants a Trade War Instead.

I urge you to defend Congress’s authority under Article I, Section 8 to regulate foreign commerce, rather than allow the executive branch to govern by social media threats. On September 4, President Trump threatened on Truth Social to unilaterally cut off trade with every country running a surplus