1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

As your constituent and longtime Democrat voter, I'm expecting you to use your leverage in the government funding fight to stop the Trump-Musk Coup. As you well know, the government shuts down on March 14 unless Congress passes a new spending bill. d their billionaire allies. Republicans need Democratic votes to pass anything, but instead o hands unchecked power over federal spending to Trump, Elon Musk, an -- one that slashes essential programs, attacks basic rights, and f negotiating in good faith, they’re pushing a MAGA budget disaster You and all other Democrats in the House must not fold. You must use your leverage, hold the line, and publicly demand a government funding deal that: 1. Rejects extreme funding cuts and MAGA poison pills attacking abortion rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and immigrant communities; and 2. Includes real, ironclad protections to stop Trump and Musk from hijacking federal spending. ping the government open without giving Trump and Musk a blank chec support anything beyond a clean, two-week continuing resolution—kee k. Until Republicans agree to these terms, House Democrats must not And while this Trump-Musk coup continues—while they illegally rai ral workers -- d payment systems, try to shut down federal agencies, and fire fede House Democrats must use every procedural tool (from blanket holds on nominees to blocking unanimous consent and weaponizing quorum calls) available to f ight back and delay and defy the Trump agenda. You cannot treat any of this as business as usual. Constituents like me depend on you to stand up to authoritarianism and fascism. The world is watching.