1. United States
2. Ga.
3. Letter

Get back to Washington and do your job. Congress has already shown that it can govern. The recent bills passed by the House demonstrate that bipartisan work is possible and effective. Those efforts will help keep essential agencies running, reduce government spending (because we know shutdowns cost us more money), protect public health programs and provided stability for federal workers and the communities they serve. That work matters and it should continue. Now apply that same seriousness and urgency across the rest of the federal government. Work with members of both parties to keep all agencies fully operational and funded. Do not allow more chaos, uncertainty or manufactured crises that hurt families, workers and public servants who are simply trying to do their jobs. At the same time, Congress must put real safety nets and guardrails in place at the Department of Homeland Security. Oversight and accountability are nonnegotiable. When ICE detains or kills U.S. citizens or lawful residents, that is a failure of governance. DHS does not need expanded authority without limits. It needs clear rules, strong oversight and enforceable protections for civil liberties. This is what responsible leadership looks like: • Stay in Washington and legislate • Work across Congress to keep the government open • Protect public health and essential services • Strengthen oversight at DHS and ICE • End the constant instability that harms real people The country does not need more political brinkmanship. It needs members of Congress who show up, collaborate and govern. Do the job you were elected to do and end this unnecessary chaos.