1. United States
2. Colo.
3. Letter

I am writing to encourage you to vote no on the Republican Continuing Resolution. Almost every House Democrat stood united and voted NO on this CR. Now it’s time for Senate Democratic senators to take a stand and oppose this outrageous bill. You must use your leverage, hold the line, and insist on a clean, short-term CR that keeps the government open without giving Trump and Musk a blank check.  If Democrats are unified in support of a short-term CR and Republicans choose to shut down the government rather than agree to their reasonable demands, Republicans will own the shutdown. Then, Democrats can use the March recess to hold those Republicans accountable and make their time in-district as painful as possible, so that they’re forced to negotiate a funding bill that includes ironclad safeguards to rein in Trump and Musk and protects essential programs.  American citizens need some hope that there are people in Washington that will not let Trump and Musk run this country into the ground, unchecked and without consequence.