1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I’m writing to urge you to co-sponsor and support the Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act. This bill represents a critical step toward ensuring that U.S. foreign aid advances both human rights and public health outcomes abroad. It’s a direct response to Trump’s expanded Global Gag Rule that weaponizes assistance to impose an extreme, ideologically driven agenda. It censors experts, restricts care, undermines the sovereignty of foreign countries, and rolls back fundamental human rights. It’s a blackmail for favors method that has no place in our government policy. Your support would send a clear and necessary message that America's assistance reflects our values freedom, dignity, and human rights. Foreign assistance is most effective when it is grounded in evidence-based public health practices and respects the dignity of every person it reaches. Policies that restrict health information or discriminate against vulnerable populations don't just fail on moral grounds — they undermine the very outcomes our aid dollars are meant to achieve. This bill corrects that. Your constituents care about how U.S. tax dollars are spent overseas. Supporting this legislation shows that you stand for foreign aid that actually works, protects lives, and upholds the human rights standards the United States claims to champion. Please add your name as a co-sponsor. Thank you.