1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

It has recently come to my attention that senior members of Congress are pressuring incoming freshmen to support their agendas, regardless of why their constituents elected them. The recent election sent a loud and clear message: the Democratic Party should move left and support common-sense reforms to address gun violence, Medicare for All, reinvestment in education, an end to the unsanctioned war in Iran, an acknowledgment of and end to support for the genocide in Gaza and the Israeli government’s aggression, the codification of Roe v. Wade, and an amendment overturning Citizens United. This new information makes clear that senior officials have no interest in honoring that mandate. If you see, hear, or find proof that any senior officials are engaging in this bullying, I ask that you make it public immediately and follow the will of your constituency: move left and stay the course.