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  1. United States
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  3. Rep. Josh Riley

Rep. Josh Riley

78.1
% Approval
3,814
Letters
Map PinClaryville, NY4/16

Free Kilmar Obrego Garcia

Free Kilmar Obrego Garcia! Demand due process and truth and decency for all people, immigrants and citizens. Stop this madness and deporting innocent people! Defund ICE! Stop the detention and deportation pipeline. Welcome immigrants with dignity! Speak out NOW in support of all detained immigrants

Verified VoterPetersburg, NY4/16

I write with deep and urgent concern about the erosion of the rule of law under the current administration. It is both alarming and intolerable that legal residents are being deported and sent to foreign detention facilities—conditions that eerily resemble the torture camps of our not so distant his

Map PinHudson, NY4/16

Release abducted people who are here legally

This week Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal resident of Vermont, walked into an immigration office in Colchester for what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process. Instead, he was arrested and removed in handcuffs by plainclothes, armed, individuals with their faces covered. Like the othe

Verified VoterCropseyville, NY4/16

Foreign affairs

Bring Abrego-Garcia home! We cannot let the Trump Administration ignore the judge's order to bring him back from El Salvador. We cannot let Steven Miller gaslight us about the 9-0 ruling from the Supreme Court. We cannot let the justice department lie that they can't get him back from El Salvador. T

Map PinEndicott, NY4/15

I am reaching out today to urge you to call for the impeachment of President Trump due to his refusal to comply with the Supreme Court's April 10th decision regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was unlawfully deported and has been charged with no crime. As Justice Sotomayor stated, this inaction impl

Verified VoterAverill Park, NY4/14

Homegrowns are next

“Homegrowns are next,” says Trump of sending American citizens to the gulag in El Salvador. When are democrats going to start taking this seriously and obstruct him at every step? You can’t continue to play at harm reduction as if you can reach some kind of compromise and everything will be okay. T

Verified VoterAverill Park, NY4/12

Trump legally murdered 6100 people. Will you stop him?

The Trump administration just forced way into the social security office to unperson 6100 legally alive humans. The parallels to Hitler’s reign of murder are stunningly bright. If Trump can just declare dead anyone who doesn’t align with his policies, then it’s a very short step away from him puttin

Verified VoterAverill Park, NY4/10

Consequence for market manipulation?

It’s abundantly clear that Trump’s tariff game is nothing more than market manipulation to allow himself and his cronies to profit at the expense Americans. I’d like to know what you plan to do to hold Trump accountable for his lawless and unconditional actions.

Verified VoterPetersburg, NY4/9

I am writing as a deeply concerned constituent regarding the recent decision to allow logging in our national forests under the current administration. This policy not only jeopardizes the integrity of our public lands, but it also threatens vital ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and the quality of li

Verified VoterCropseyville, NY4/8

Foreign relations

Stop funding the genocide in Gaza! No more money to Netanyahu for munitions!

Verified VoterPetersburg, NY4/8

I am writing with urgent concern regarding the illegal deportation of Venezuelan migrants, including Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay makeup artist and legal resident with no criminal record, and Abrego Garcia, to prisons in El Salvador. This policy—sending innocent asylum seekers to foreign detention

Verified VoterPetersburg, NY4/7

I am writing to express my deep concern over the current tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, which are wreaking havoc on our economy by driving up consumer prices and disrupting international trade. It is imperative that Congress exercise its power and bring forth a measure to end these tar

Verified VoterCropseyville, NY4/5

Foreign affairs

Why are we still sending munitions and funding to Israel? When can our government officials admit what the majority of American citizens accept: this is a genocide against Palestinians? This is our shame, the 50,000 dead in Gaza, the atrocities and privations. Stop. Funding. Genocide!

Verified VoterAverill Park, NY4/4

Bernie Sanders has a voice. Where’s yours?

I’ve just finished watching Senator Bernie Sander’s address via YouTube that was posted yesterday. The biggest question I’m left with after watching Senator Sander’s starkly truthful description of the situation in Trump’s presidency is: Why aren’t MY elected democratic representatives saying these

Verified VoterCropseyville, NY4/4

Save IMLS!

We need the IMLS! Don't let Doge defund our libraries! The public library system is a foundation stone of our democracy. A well educated and well informed electorate is essential. The library is a space for all, where anyone can find information about anything. We need this now more than ever, with

Verified VoterAverill Park, NY4/4

At least say in public this isn’t normal?

Trump has succeeded in destroying the American economy, justice system, and setting back human rights by 50 years. It appears democrats can barely even say that what he’s doing isn’t normal much less call it the unlawful constitutional crisis that it is. I sincerely hope to see some kind of reaction

Verified VoterCropseyville, NY4/3

xactly, is your job? I'm still mad about library finding being cut. If you can't keep funding flowing to the things you have authorized funding for, what CAN you do? What, e If it doesn't include fighting back against the destruction of our civil services, please get out of the way and let someone

Verified VoterCropseyville, NY4/3

Voting rights

There is no need for the SAVE act. Our elections are not endangered by non citizens voting; the incidence of this happening is vanishingly low. Our elections are not in danger from people voting twice or unregistered people voting; these occurrences are rare. Our elections ARE in danger from big mon

Verified VoterWallkill, NY4/1

As I have been doing, I am sending a plea by the prescribed means to try and reach the deaf ears of lawmakers. It becomes a grind but it seems to be the absolutely I can do to put up some sort of resistance to what is happening in this fragmented and decaying husk of a republic. A husk, largely made

Verified VoterCropseyville, NY3/29

Executive branch

This administration is rotten from top to bottom. We need to demand impeachment of Trump and Vance, as they are clearly here to profit off the American people rather than serve them. As a result, they filled the cabinet with yes men and incompetents who are endangering lives globally.

Map PinWest Sand Lake, NY3/27

Fight to free Rumeysa Ozturk

I am appalled to hear that Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts, was abducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As your constituent, I am asking you to please speak out and support finding and freeing Rumeysa. It is critical that we protect our right to free speech and public safety. Thank y

Verified VoterAverill Park, NY3/26

But her emails…

The recent discovery that the Trump administration is using Signal to discuss war plans, circumventing record keeping laws and risking OpSec is yet another case of this presidency breaking every norm that they have held democrats to over the years. After wasting months of inquiry over Hillary Clinto

Verified VoterWallkill, NY3/26

While I am sure you are all aware of the general public's disappointment with the Democratic party, we have reached a tipping Point where it is no longer feasible to sit by and play ball with this administration. The citizens of this nation and in particular of New York State deserve and demand be

Map PinOld Chatham, NY3/25

The Environmental Protection Agency is under attack

Please stand up for the American People and tell the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, to halt the reduction in force (RIF) of EPA’s Office of Research and Development employees. The EPA workforce is made up of veterans, scientists, lab technicians, and other committ

Map PinIthaca, NY3/22

Keep Families Together! Vote YES on HR1589

I'm writing to express my deep concern over the attacks on immigrant communities throughout the country. Now that it has been reintroduced, I would like to urge you to support and pass H.R.1589, the American Dream and Promise Act. Immigrants are the backbone of America. They build our economy, enr

Map PinJohnson City, NY3/22

Economic Boycott

We need more than the same tired "Donate to DEMS" to win upcoming elections. With Trump defying the law, trampling our Constitution, there may not be another free election in my lifetime. Promote economic boycotts of the billionaire's holdings and backers. Money is what they understand and care abo

Verified VoterAverill Park, NY3/21

Save the DoE

So it’s the department of education this week. It’s horrifying that Democrat leadership and representatives can’t even stand up and say this isn’t okay. I’d love to see my elected representatives do something or even say something to stop the US from being destroyed and sold off to billionaires, bu

Verified VoterWhite Sulphur Springs, NY3/20

Reconsider abolishing Department of Education through executive order

The Trump administration's plan to abolish the Department of Education through an executive order is a drastic measure that could have severe consequences for the nation's education system. The President has no constitutional or legal authority to abolish a federal department. While the federal gove

Map PinClaryville, NY3/19

Protect Social Security; Ensure Benefit Delivery for Millions

The potential cuts to the Social Security Administration staff and the dismantling of critical systems threaten the timely delivery of benefits for millions of elderly and disabled Americans who rely on Social Security payments for their livelihood. With staffing already at a 50-year low prior to th

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