1. United States
2. Va.
3. Letter

Trump's request for retroactive congressional approval of DOGE's illegal funding cuts is an outrageous overstep. Please reject it. DOGE's unilateral withholding of congressionally appropriated funds violated the Impoundment Control Act and the Constitution's Appropriations Clause. Granting approval after the funds have already been withheld would condone this egregious abuse of power. It would also set a dangerous precedent emboldening this regime to further defy the legislative branch's exclusive authority over federal spending; they have already promised to send more approval requests if these are passed. The very nature of this request is an affront to the separation of powers and system of checks and balances fundamental to American democracy. Do you want to keep your job? Then why are you letting Trump do it? He will dispose of you when he no longer needs you, and supporting this request will hasten your obsolescence. Also, failure to rebuke this unconstitutional action would represent a dereliction of Congress's sworn duty to uphold the rule of law. Categorically deny this request and reassert the legislative branch's constitutional prerogatives over the power of the purse.