Rep. Sam Liccardo

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Block the Trump EPA's Repeal of Power Plant Emissions Rules

Today I take pen in hand to write and ask you to support environmental lawsuits to block the Trump EPA's repeal of greenhouse gas emissions rules for coal and gas power plants. These protections prevent an estimated 30,000 deaths and save $275 billion every year they remain in effect. Gutting them

From a constituent in San Jose, CA

Bring Maureen home

Maureen Wanjiru Ngure studied nursing in the U.S, and has worked 8 years in local hospitals. She also is a community volunteer and on the Contra Costa County Covid Team. Her husband and 2 young children are U.S. citizens. She recently was nominated and chosen for employment in British Columbia, Cana

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Save Our Wild Spaces - Keep Roadless Rule Intact

As an environmentalist and member of the League of Conservation Voters, I’m writing in strong opposition to the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule by this destructive administration. The Roadless Rule currently protects more than 44 million acres of land from logging and road construction, includ

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Pass the UNLOCK Act for Affordable Housing Now!

I’m writing in support of the bipartisan UNLOCK Act that addresses the affordable housing shortage that nearly every city has. Private industry cannot be trusted to solve this shortage alone, and the affordable housing crisis is squeezing families in every community right now, and this legislation i

From a verified voter in Montara, CA

I urge you to stop Trump from building his vanity arch. His administration has not gone through normal, proper channels to review, plan, budget or allow the public to choose a design, as has been historically done. At a time when Americans are struggling to pay for food, gas, rent and medicine, it i

From a verified voter in Montara, CA

I urge you to protect our state's control over elections and vote by mail. The recent proposed USPS rule would allow the federal government to block eligible voters from receiving and casting their ballots and must not take effect. Trump's executive order directs the creation of this proposed rule a

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Block Any Sale of Yosemite National Park Land Now!

I’m writing to urge you in the strongest possible terms to block any sale of land in or near Yosemite National Park. Even a quarter-mile parcel on the park's edge sets a precedent that no protected land is truly safe from privatization. Abraham Lincoln established in 1864 that Yosemite "shall be h

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Block the Johnson Tract Mine in Lake Clark National Park - Alaska

I’m writing to ask you to legislatively block the proposed Johnson Tract mine in the middle of this Alaskan National park. We cannot allow this kind of greed to destroy our natural wilderness. This proposed mine has implications far beyond the one park, there have been attempts to mine and drill in

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Support Rep. Al Green’s next articles of impeachment

I’m writing to reinforce my strong opinion that President Trump must be impeached and removed from office. This is not a close call, and I don’t believe that it would harm the country in any way to halt everything being done to create and bring forward the case. Our ability to help our own people is

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Co-Sponsor H.R. 4356 to End Brutal Helicopter Roundups of Wild Horses & Burros

Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to Co-sponsor the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act (H.R. 4356) and help end the use of helicopters to round up wild horses and burros on public lands. These operations are neither humane nor fiscally responsible — the BLM has spent more than $25 mi

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Stop Border Wall Construction Now, Especially That Threatening Ancient Rock Art

I urge you to use all legislative and legal means to halt all border wall construction in west Texas now. The 165-mile vehicle barrier and patrol road planned from Big Bend to Lake Amistad runs straight through Seminole Canyon State Park, threatening 27 rock art murals — some older than the pyrami

From a verified voter in Montara, CA

I am outraged by the treatment and conditions experienced by our service members currently deployed on vessels in the Middle East due to Trump's ongoing War with Iran. The American people want action NOW on supporting the sailors that have been on extended deployments. I demand that you present a pl

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Pass Legislation Now to Lock In the USS Doris Miller Name To Honor Him

I’m writing to urge you to open and pass legislation now to permanently enshrine the name USS Doris Miller for CVN-81. The Navy is actively working to strip that name before the keel-laying ceremony at the end of this year, and Congress has both the authority and the obligation to stop it. Doris

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Budget: Demand Full Staffing at US Forest Service for Wildfire Mitigation & More

The Trump administration's inept and delinquent handling of staffing and hiring within the U.S. Forest Service is a flashing red light as we enter the peak of wildfire season. We’ve all seen the headlines. Indeed, with wildfire seasons are now commonly extended far beyond the norm, and the abili

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Restore Workplace Safety Inspections Now!

Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to fully fund OSHA and restore staff levels. We have to do this to restore workplace safety inspections — fully and without delay. Workers across the country are showing up to jobs every day without the basic protections that regular inspections provi

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Vote No on H.R. 6213 — Stop the Block on Heat Safety Protections

I’m writing to urge you to Vote NO on H.R. 6213, this Republican deceptively-named Heat Workforce Standards Act. This bill doesn't set any standards — it strips OSHA of the authority to create or enforce any national heat safety law, now or ever. Cities are breaking all-time heat records this Ju

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

Co-Sponsor the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Now!

Today I take pen in hand to write and ask you to Co-sponsor the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, recently reintroduced. This bill you may be aware, would finally address the catastrophic maintenance backlog in public housing — estimated between $90 billion and $170 billion — while creating g

From a verified voter in Montara, CA

I’m writing to demand that you conduct congressional oversight into ICE’s aggressive and unconstitutional enforcement tactics. Their unchecked violence and use of force have led to wrongful arrests, civil rights violations, and senseless killings across the U.S. To hold these agents accountable for

From a verified voter in Saratoga, CA

End All Child Detention and Close Dilley Concentration Camp Now!

Today I’m writing to urge you to use all legal and legislative means to close the Dilley detention center and end family detention in the United States. This facility’s case is especially dire: More than half of the nearly 3,500 people currently held at Dilley are minors — infants and children who