From a verified voter in Middletown, NJI am writing to share an important update on the EPA's early this month announcement about microplastics that I think PSR might be interested in. Earlier this month, Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA is including microplastics on the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6). Here
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJSenator Mark Kelly's PEACE ACT: S4278—please sponsor it, please vote for it. Trump's ongoing usurpation of congressional powers is an abomination. Congress needs to reassert those powers, item by item and issue by issue if necessary. "Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Prohibiting Expenditur
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJDoorDash inserted itself into politics yesterday by participating in a PR stunt involving Trump and a DoorDash driver (who may or may not have been a paid plant) in a photo op. I personally deleted the app this morning. They had a choice about participating in anything having to do with this adminis
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJFirst, I know that Congress is starting to put together a new reconciliation bill, to pass more funding for ICE, CBP, and Trump’s illegal war. The plan seems to be to pay for this by cutting Medicaid further. This is an absolutely terrible idea and a complete non-starter for me. I expect the Senator
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJmericans have defended one core principle: the government does not get to decide what we are allowed to read. H.R. 7661 threatens that principle. By tying federal education funding to restrictions on certain books and educational materials, this bill pressures schools to remove titles that discuss
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJWhat books are banned in 2026? Across the United States, thousands of books have been removed from public school classrooms and libraries as part of an unprecedented wave of censorship. Since 2021, PEN America has documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools, a number never before seen in t
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJPlease support legislation that protects the right to read in the United States. The freedom to access books and ideas without political interference is fundamental to our democracy and protected by the First Amendment. Students, families, and communities deserve libraries and schools that reflect d
From a verified voter in Ocean, NJOppose a clean extension of FISA Section 702
I urge you to oppose Stephen Miller and Donald Trump’s mass surveillance agenda by voting against a clean extension of FISA Section 702.
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJPrinceton, NJ — Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN) today announced its endorsement of Adam Hamawy for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. A trauma surgeon, Army veteran, and climate disaster first responder, Hamawy has spent his life responding to people in moments of cri
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the New Jersey Gross Income Tax For Tax Years 2025 through 2028, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) there are new federal income tax deductions for senior citizens, overtime, and tips. However, the New Jersey Gross Income Tax (GIT) has defined categor
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJPublic Citizen filed the first lawsuit of Trump’s second term — literally one minute after he was sworn in. We have filed 35 more lawsuits against the regime since then (and there will be more). We have won some, we have lost some, and many are still working their way through the courts. Stay tuned
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJPlease champion the U.S. Farmworker Protection Act (H.R. 7541), which will cap the number of H-2A visas at 400,000 annually, helping to protect local jobs and curb human rights violations. The runaway growth of the H-2A program has been a disaster for US farm workers’ wages and jobs. We’ve had loca
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJAre you a soccer fan? Then read this, from Working Families Action: The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest sporting event ever held in North America. We’re here to make sure this moment belongs to the people — the fans, the families, and the communities who make the game beautiful. That’s why
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJFirst, yesterday, Melania Trump urged Congress to give Epstein survivors a public hearing to help uncover the truth. I support her call. Will Congress immediately schedule such hearings? Also, Pam Bondi needs to come in to testify as planned. If she defies her subpoena, Congress should begin contemp
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJIn 2024, Donald Trump and the Republican Party made substantial inroads with Gen-Z voters en route to capturing total control of Washington. Fast forward to today, and young voters overwhelming disapprove of this administration's lawless, authoritarian agenda at historic levels. But in order for Dem
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJCommunity voices are officially entering the legal record. 13 Roxbury residents and 1 Mount Olive resident have submitted impact statements to NJ Appleseed and Earth Justice. These statements will be considered for an upcoming Amicus Brief. What is an Amicus Brief? An amicus curiae (literally "frie
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJUrgent update from Minneapolis: Ongoing actions by the Department of Homeland Security are harming community safety and wellbeing and creating a chilling effect across the entire food system, from farm workers and producers to restaurants, institutional kitchens, and tourism. We are calling on food
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJPlease champion the U.S. Farmworker Protection Act (H.R. 7541), which will cap the number of H-2A visas at 400,000 annually, helping to protect local jobs and curb human rights violations. The runaway growth of the H-2A program has been a disaster for US farm workers’ wages and jobs. We’ve had loca
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJFirst, yesterday Melania Trump urged Congress to hold a public hearing for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein to help uncover the truth. I support her call. Will Congress immediately schedule such hearings? Also, Pam Bondi needs to come in to testify as planned. If she defies her subpoena, Congress should
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJA country cannot call itself free when the people who cook the food, teach the children, stock the shelves, clean the buildings, drive the buses, and care for the sick are told to sacrifice while billionaires collect more power, more tax breaks, and more control. Workers Over Billionaires is not jus
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJonald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, has issued a public threat to news broadcasters: Report the Iran war the way the administration wants, or lose your license to operate. That’s right: The U.S. government has threatened to silence news organizations for covering a
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJCongress is considering a Farm Bill that fails to address some of the biggest problems in our food system, including the proliferation of factory farms. Even worse, the draft Farm Bill includes “Cancer Gag” language that would shield pesticide companies like Bayer from health-related lawsuits. Baye
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJstripped of their power? We're about to find out, and the consequences could be devastating. The Trump administration is proposing massive cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal science programs. The plan will eliminate key programs that protect our air, water, and healt
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJIn 2009, President Obama’s EPA took a critical step toward protecting our climate by officially acknowledging that greenhouse gases harm public health — a determination called the “Endangerment Finding.” This decision paved the way for regulating emissions, a primary driver of climate change. This
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJYou’ve heard me talking about data centers and how they have the potential to destroy our communities, like we are seeing in Vineland. Well, if we want an even scarier glimpse into New Jersey’s future, we can look at Michigan, which has become ground zero for where Big Tech is trying to take over a
From a verified voter in Brick, NJImmediate Removal
I am contacting you to demand that you utilize the 25th amendment immediately for Trump and his cabinet, before he kills everyone. This goes beyond “deep concern”about Trump's genocidal threat to obliterate Iran. I demand that Rep. Smith use every tool possible to stop Trump from committing war
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJThere are a few things Americans can agree on—besides hating the Dallas Cowboys. (Okay, I’m a NY Giants fan!) But in terms of politics, there truly are very few big issues that we can agree on. That is why it says so much that there is a growing coalition of voices on the left, center, and right who
From a constituent in Toms River, NJWhat is it going to take to get Congress to remove the Crazy person in the White House? He himself said a few years ago, you would know he's off his rock er before he would. Listen to him!
From a verified voter in Toms River, NJIt is time for “The 25th Amendment”
What the hell are YOU doing about Donald J Trump the President? WHAT?!
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJTowns across New Jersey are stepping up to prevent construction-related pollution— and yours can too. Inspired by Margate, many towns in New Jersey are adopting a simple ordinance that requires builders to implement basic containment measures for construction dust and debris. This ensures sites re
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