Rep. Suhas Subramanyam

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

Fired. Sued. Threatened. Ten Days. This Is way Past a Press Freedom Emergency.

This is not a press freedom concern. This is a press freedom emergency. In the last ten days alone: On August 18, ABC and Disney sued the FCC for conducting a retaliatory license review — one that was triggered after Jimmy Kimmel mocked Melania Trump and President Trump posted on Truth Social asking

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

DHS Got Rejected by a Judge Twice.It Used a Customs Law to Spy on Journalists.

The Trump administration has been secretly obtaining private records on journalists, unions, and nonprofits using an obscure customs law — 19 USC 1509 — that requires no judicial oversight whatsoever. A DHS official’s signature is all it takes. No judge. No probable cause. No notification to the tar

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

USPS Is Building a Federal Surveillance List of Mail Voters. Congress:Stop This.

The Trump administration told the Supreme Court this week that USPS will not withhold mail ballots. What it did not lead with is what USPS will do instead. USPS confirmed in its own filing that it will provide federal law enforcement with a list of every American who votes by mail — along with the u

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

One Congressman Spoke Up for Major Watson. Where Are the Rest of You?

Dear Members of Congress, Air Force Major Jason Watson has now been detained twice. He was arrested July 1st on the steps of the United States Capitol calling for the impeachment of President Trump. He was placed under a gag order. He spoke anyway — on CNN, on August 17th — and was ordered into pret

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

There Is No Common Ground With Fascists. Fight.

Dear Democratic Members of Congress, Today we learned that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met secretly with Jared Kushner to find “common ground.” We have a message for every Democrat in Congress: there is no common ground with fascists. There is no common ground with an administration that h

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

The Pentagon Fired Them for Saying They Work for the Troops, Not Trump.

Dear Members of Congress, Today, the Pentagon fired the editor-in-chief, publisher, and a reporter from Stars and Stripes — the United States military newspaper founded in 1861 — for insubordination. Their crime? Saying out loud that they work for the troops, not the administration. Editor-in-chief

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

Major Watson Chose Courage Over Silence. Congress Must Do the Same.

Dear Members of Congress, In a moment when so many with power have chosen comfort over conscience, Air Force Major Jason Watson chose courage. He looked directly at the consequences — the loss of his career, his retirement, his freedom — and spoke anyway, because he believed the American people dese

From a constituent in Leesburg, VA

Same rules for Capitol Hill and Main Street: Pass paid family leave

I am writing to you as a constituent to urge immediate legislative action on an issue that directly impacts the financial security and dignity of millions of working families: guaranteed national paid family and medical leave. Under our current system, millions of everyday Americans are forced to ma

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

ICE Wants $20M Electric Shock Gloves. Congress Must Stop This.

Dear Members of Congress, Today, the Associated Press and CNN confirmed that ICE is planning to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves — devices that function as normal patrol gloves until an officer activates them with a hidden switch, delivering a painful shock directly to a person’s ski

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

556 Years. One Shooter. Congress Must Investigate the Prairieland Sentences.

Dear Members of Congress, On June 23, 2026, fifteen people were sentenced to a combined 556 years in federal prison in connection with a July 4, 2025 protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. We are not writing to minimize what happened that night. A police officer was sho

From a verified voter in Sterling, VA

Ban Flock Safety ALPR Cameras and End Warrantless Mass Surveillance

**Ban Flock Safety ALPR Cameras and End Warrantless Mass Surveillance** Take action to ban or strictly regulate automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras like those sold by Flock Safety before this surveillance infrastructure becomes impossible to dismantle. These cameras are already tracking, l

From a constituent in Lovettsville, VA

Blanche’s Deal Killed the Fund. It Kept the $100M Trump Tax Shield. Look Closer.

Dear Members of Congress, Late Sunday night, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a deal with Republican Senators Cornyn and Tillis: the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund — which could have paid out to January 6 rioters — would be formally rescinded. The senators declared victory and ag