From a constituent in Schenectady, NYGet kids out of detention centers Children belong with families and in school. Children do NOT belong in detention centers! Get the kids out!
From a constituent in Schenectady, NYImpeach Trump now
From a verified voter in Ballston Spa, NYOppose DOJ Appeal of Ruling on Unlawful Acting U.S. Attorney Appointment
I am writing to urge you to oppose the Department of Justice's appeal of U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield's January 8 ruling that found John Sarcone III is unlawfully serving as acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York. This ruling correctly affirms a fundamental constitutional
From a verified voter in Wynantskill, NYWhat Are You Doing?
What are you doing?!?!? The time for hand-wringing and “strongly worded letters” is OVER. We need you to take significant and very public action against the rising threats to our democracy from the damn executive branch itself!!! We, your constituents, are scared, depressed, and frankly, wonderin
From a verified voter in Amsterdam, NYICE agents are EXECUTING US CITIZENS in the streets! Don't even try to excuse this monstrous betrayal of our most critical rights and values. This. Must. End. And everyone. EVERYONE who enabled it, who was complicit with it, must answer for their roles in bringing this on the people. Impeach Trump.
From a constituent in Schenectady, NYImpeach Noem, Bondi, Patel, and Bovino. The cruelty that DHS and ICE have been allowed to perpetrate is unacceptable! We cannot let them continue to murder our people! They are conspiring to enact a violent takeover of the country! They’ve got to be stopped!
From a constituent in Burnt Hills, NYPlace constraints on ICE now
I am writing to you about the atrocities that are happening in Minnesota and other places at the hands of ICE. I know the majority of the country is in agreement. Therefore, I STRONGLY urge you to use the appropriations process to place constraints on what ICE is allowed to do. Including at least th
From a verified voter in Ballston Spa, NYOppose EPA's Elimination of Human Life Valuation in Air Pollution Standards
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to eliminate the practice of assigning monetary value to human lives when setting limits on deadly air pollutants. This policy change abandons a methodology that federal agencies have used for decad
From a constituent in Albany, NYHomeland Security Tomorrow when the house rules committee votes on more funding for DHS and ICE I need you to do everything within your power to fight against that funding. They cannot be trusted with any American residents citizen or non-citizen. They must be held accountable and to keep them fro
From a constituent in Schenectady, NYABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE. Defund ICE.
From a constituent in Schenectady, NYPresident is unfit Please save our country. We are on the verge of civil war AND international war. There is no reason for any of this. Trump and his cabinet are abusing all of their powers, destroying international relations and US communities. We cannot wait for midterm elections or the next pres
From a constituent in Albany, NYI need congressional checks and balances on this current federal administration. These announced potential tariffs on the EU & UK threats to allow our country to buy Greenland art is unacceptable for constitutional reasons. Too much presidential power has been claimed and supported by the legislati
From a constituent in Pattersonville, NYUrgent: Congress Must Reject “Full Immunity” Claims for ICE Use of Force
I’m a constituent urging immediate congressional action after DHS publicly amplified the claim that ICE officers have “full federal immunity” during operations. Recent reporting describes repeated incidents involving federal immigration officers using gunfire against civilians in vehicles, alongside
From a verified voter in Troy, NYStop ice and Trump administration
ssuing statements. Stop fundraising emails. Stop pretending procedure is action. Bring legislation to the floor. Force votes. Use reconciliation where p Get off your ass and do something about ICE and the current administration. You hold power, seniority, and control of the Senate agenda. Use it.
From a constituent in Schenectady, NYStop the violence against free speech. I am struggling to understand how the Trump administration is allowed to weaponize DHS and ICE and CBP against people in our country. We are very quickly becoming a violent police state. This is not the country I want to raise my son in! Please help! We’ve got
From a constituent in Albany, NYThis recent ICE murder is the horrible result of state created violence that we have funded for far too long ice is making this country tremendously unsafe. Defund dismantle ICE now because they do not have enough accountability. They are telling us this video is the result of self-defense from law
From a constituent in Schenectady, NYNo war without approval I can’t believe I woke up to news that the US had taken Caracas! This kind of power cannot be in the hands of a madman any longer. I am terrified. You’ve got to stand up to him and get him out of there.
From a verified voter in Schenectady, NYIllegal Attack on Venezuela
We invaded Venezuela last night without justifiable reason, and without authorization from Congress. This cannot possibly be legal. How much crime are we willing to allow this administration to commit before we take drastic action? Since Donald Trump assumed the presidency last year, he has commit
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